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Is a tornado a violent windstorm that spirals around a rotating column of air of intense low pressure and moves in a narrow path over land?

Yes.


How do you describe tornado?

A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm cloud to the ground. It is often characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud and can cause significant damage to structures and vegetation due to its high winds. Tornadoes are most commonly seen in severe thunderstorms and are capable of reaching speeds exceeding 200 mph.


Violently rotating column of air?

A violently rotating column of air is called a tornado.


How are tornadoes defined?

A rotating, violent column of air formed through cumulonimbus clouds.


Are tornadoes violent?

Yes. Part of a definition of a tornado is that it is a "violently rotating column of air."


What is a rotating column of air that touches that ground?

A rotating column of air is known as a whirlwind. If it is violent and connects to both the ground and the cloud base of a thunderstorm, it is considered a tornado.


What is a rotating storm called that is shaped in a column?

Tornado


What is a voilently rotating column of air that touches the ground called?

It is a tornado.


A rotating cone shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado?

A rotating cone shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado


How many tornadoes are violent?

A tornado is defined as a "violently rotating column of air." However, a violent tornado is generally considered one rated F4 or F5 an which case, then less than 1 percent of tornadoes are rated as violent.


What does tornado mean?

A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.


What are characteristics of a tornado?

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. It is the most violent type of windstorm on earth. These winds are driven by a large pressure drop within the storm comparable to that of a hurricane but over a much shorter distance. They are often made visible by a condensation funnel and a cloud of dust and/or debris. They can be very destructive, in some cases destroying entire towns.