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Strong tornadoes form in a low cloud just below a thunderstorm what kind of cloud is this called?
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A wall cloud.
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What weather event usually includes heavy precipitation strong winds and surface air temperature below 0 degrees c is it blizzard tornado hurricane or thunderstorm?
Blizzard since it it is so cold and strong winds
What is one real example of a thunderstorm?
There are literally millions of examples of thunderstorms. The video linked below is an example of a severe thunderstorm viewed in time lapse.
Can two tornadoes combine?
Yes. There have been documented cases of tornadoes merging. See the link below for a video of this happening.
Do hurricanes tornadoes and blizzards have low temperatures or wind?
Blizzards have both low temperatures and strong wind. Blizzards, by definition, must produce winds of at least gale force and, being snowstorms, involve temperatures below freezing. Tornadoes and hurricanes both produce very powerful winds and generally occur in warm weather.
Does New Mexico have tornadoes or hurricanes?
New Mexico does get tornadoes but is too far inland to get hurricanes. It can get the remnants of hurricanes but they will have dropped below hurricane strength before getting there.
What weather event usually includes heavy precipitation strong winds and surface air temperature below 0 degrees c is it blizzard tornado hurricane or thunderstorm?
Blizzard since it it is so cold and strong winds
Why do hailstorms cause tornadoes?
Hail and tornadoes are not directly related to one another. Storms that produce hail do not necessarily produce tornadoes and vice versa. Very often hailstorms are of a class of thunderstorms called supercells. Supercells are the most powerful thunderstorms on earth with updrafts that can exceed 100 mph. These updrafts can keep pieces of ice airborne, circulating them between areas of the storm that are above and below freezing, adding a new layer of ice with each cycle to form a hailstone. However, what characterizes a supercell is that this strong updraft rotates, forming what is called a mesocyclone. If the rotation in the mesocyclone is strong enough it can develop into the tighter, more intense circulation of a tornado. The majority of tornadoes, including all but a handful of the strong ones, form from the mesocyclone of a supercell.
Can tornadoes occur in the water?
No. A tornado that moves onto water will keep going without being significantly affected. In such a case it is called a waterspout. Waterspouts can also develop on water and then move onto land as tornadoes. There are numerous examples of tornadoes crossing water. Most notably, the three deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history all crossed the Mississippi River. See the links below for tornadoes moving across water.
What directions do tornadoes spin below the equator?
South of the equator most tornadoes spin clockwise.
What is one real example of a thunderstorm?
There are literally millions of examples of thunderstorms. The video linked below is an example of a severe thunderstorm viewed in time lapse.
Is 2014 going to be below the annual average number of tornadoes like 2013?
The 2014 is likely to be below the annual average number of tornadoes like 2013.
What causes tornadoes hurricanes typhoons and cyclones?
The formation of tornadoes is complicated.First, a condition called wind shear, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes with altitude. If the shear is strong enough it can essentially tilt a thunderstorm, this separates the updraft and downdraft of the thunderstorm, preventing them from interfering with one another. This allows the storm to become stronger and last longer.Additionally, if the wind shear is strong enough it can start the air rolling in what is called horizontal vorticity. This horizontal vorticity can then be turned vertical by a thunderstorm's updraft. When this happens, the thunderstorm may start rotating. The rotation is especially strong in an updraft called a mesocyclone. If the storm intensifies rapidly enough, a relatively warm downdraft called a rear-flank downdraft or RFD can wrap around the bottom part of the mesocyclone. This can then tighten and intensify its rotation and bring it down to the ground to produce a tornado.Hurricanes and typhoons form by a different mechanism. They start of as ordinary cluster of rain showers and/or thunderstorms that move out over warm ocean water. If the air is moist enough and there is little to no wind shear the storm cluster starts to strengthen as it "feeds" on the warm, moist air. As the storm intensifies it also begins to organize and rotate due to the Coriolis Effect. When the circulation becomes closed the system becomes a tropical depression and is classed as a tropical cyclone. When the maximum sustained winds of the storm reach 39 mph the system becomes a tropical storm and is given a name and when winds reach 74 mph it becomes a hurricane or, if it occurs in the western Pacific Ocean, a typhoon.There are two major types of cyclones: tropical cyclones and extratropical cyclones. The formation of tropical cyclones is described above.For information on extratropical cyclones, see the link below.
What states experiance tornadoes the most?
In the United States they have a section called Tornado Alley. There is also alot of helpful information on which areas in the US are at risk for Tornadoes and what to do in case of such an emergency at NOAA. See the related links below for this information.
Can tornadoes pick up semis?
No. Most tornadoes could not pick up a typical car. However, a fair portion still can.
How many tornadoes were there in 2012?
The number of tornadoes that occurred worldwide in 2012 is not known. The United States experienced 940 recorded tornadoes, making it a below-average year.
Can two tornadoes combine?
Yes. There have been documented cases of tornadoes merging. See the link below for a video of this happening.
What do scientist understand about tornadoes so far?
Scientists understand that tornadoes are a type of small but violent windstorm with both intense rotating winds and very strong updrafts. Tornadoes form from strong thunderstorms, but scientists only partially understand the exact mechanisms of their formation. (see below links for more information). Scientists know that tornadoes vary in strength, size, forward speed and duration. Although stronger tornadoes tend to be larger and longer lasting, this is not always the case. These tornadoes can cause anything from minor damage to total destruction. Tornadoes usually follow a straight path, but can make turns while others have followed meandering paths. Tornadoes often occur in outbreaks, where multiple tornadoes form from one storm system within a day or two. The strongest of tornadoes often occur in such outbreaks. Some tornadoes break down to produce multiple suction vortices, which produce narrow, curved swaths of damage that is more severe than that from the rest of the tornado. The are call multiple vortex or multivortex tornadoes. Many of the strongest tornadoes are multivortex.
