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Air at ground level will then spiral into the tornado and reach great speeds. Any buildings or trees the tornado hits will be damaged or destroyed by the winds.

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Can airplane get caught in a tornado?

Yes, normally this happens to planes on the ground when a tornado strikes an airport.


What happens before the tornado hits the ground?

Before a tornado hits the ground, a rotating column of air forms in the storm cloud known as a funnel cloud. This funnel cloud extends towards the ground, and once it makes contact, the tornado is then officially considered to have touched down.


What happens before a tornado strikes?

It varies but most often it stops raining a few minutes beforehand. A break in the clouds may be seen, a sign of a downdraft that helps the tornado form. A number of tornado survivors recall it being unusually quite just before the tornado hits.


What happens after surface winds slow down in a tornado due to ground friction?

When surface winds slow down in a tornado due to ground friction, the tornado may weaken or dissipate altogether. This is because a tornado's strength is dependent on the fast rotation of air at the surface, so when this rotation slows down, the tornado's intensity is reduced.


Does it get quiet before a tornado?

It can get quite, but not always. On a number of occasions people have reported an eerie silence before a tornado strikes. However, in other cases, the storm keeps on raging even as the tornado strikes.


What happens to a crop after a tornado?

Crops can be flattened by tornadoes. In some cases the plants may be pulled out of the ground.


What is a coastal tornado?

A coastal tornado is a tornado that strikes a coastal area. If the tornado moves over water at any point it is called a waterspout for that time.


Where do you go if a tornado strikes?

Hide in a basement that has no windows in it


Are there any warnings of a tornado?

Yes. In most cases a warning is issued before a tornado strikes.


What happens to the stuff in a tornado when the tornado stops?

If you mean the debris being carried by a tornado, if it hasn't already been thrown out of the tornado it simply gets dropped to the ground once the tornado is no longer strong enough to carry it.


Which is the first thing that happens when a tornado forms?

When a tornado forms, violent rotating winds reach ground level, often kicking up a cloud of dust in the process.


What do you call a tornado that does not touch the ground?

A tornado that does not touch the ground is a funnel cloud.