answersLogoWhite

0

Do tornadoes suck

Updated: 4/28/2022
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Best Answer

Yes. Tornadoes suck literally and (if one hits you house) figuratively.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Do tornadoes suck
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Do tornadoes suck things in?

Yes.


What kind of pressure makes tornadoes suck things up?

Low pressure


Do tornadoes affect fish?

Powerful tornadoes have the ability to suck up large quantities of water including whatever is in that water. Fish and frogs have rained down from the sky as a result of tornadoes.


How does a tornado suck up everything in its path?

Most tornadoes do not suck up everything in their path, because most are not strong enough. But tornadoes can lift objects because in addition to their powerful rotating winds they have a very strong updraft.


Why is a tornado able to suck up anything in its path?

Most tornadoes cannot "suck up" much more than small objects. Tornadoes can suck in and lift objects as the low pressure pulls air inward at great speed. In the tornado air then travels upward rapidly, often carrying some objects with it.


Does a tornado suck or blow wind?

Tornadoes suck air inward and upward. Close to the center of the tornado there is little inward motion. There the wind mostly moves in a circle and upwards.


Can tornadoes really suck up people and put them down unharmed?

Yes. Tis has happened in a few cases.


Can a tornado suck up people?

Tornadoes can lift people up, but they usually are thrown out of the vortex before being carried very high. Most of the people killed in tornadoes are struck or crushed by debris.


Do tornadoes suck all the air?

The air does get sucked upward in a tornado, but a tornado does not create a complete vacuum, if that's what you mean.


How does a tornado suck up all things?

No. Extremely heavy objects are unlikely to be lifted in even the most violent tornadoes. Most tornadoes are not particularly destructive, and only lift relatively light objects.


Do tornadoes kill people because flying debris?

Lots of times, yes. they also can suck you in and kill you that way, but that is less common.


How deep can tornadoes suck?

Not very deep. A very violent tornado may remove a couple feet of soil, but only in extreme cases.