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Tornadoes form during thunderstorms. These storms usually developing a warm, moist air mass ahead of a cold front (where cold air moves in) or dry line (where dry air moves in). Within the storm air rises rapidly in a strong updraft. The rising air cools causing the moisture to condense and release energy. At the same time, regional winds change significantly in speed and direction with height. This causes the updraft of the storm to rotate. It is form this rotation that the smaller, more intense circulation of a tornado may form.

Within the tornado itself air spirals inward and upward rapidly around a center of intense low pressure. Because of the pressure drop air cools within the tornado, causing moisture to condense to form the visible funnel.

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What does a tornado do to your atmosphere?

A tornado can significantly disturb the atmosphere by creating abrupt changes in pressure, temperature, and wind patterns. It can also lead to the mixing and transport of air masses, affecting local weather conditions. Additionally, tornadoes can introduce dust, debris, and pollutants into the atmosphere, impacting air quality.


What exactly is a tornado and briefly explain how a tornado forms?

A tornado is a violent swirling funnel that usually happens in very intense thunderstorms. They form when thunderstorms start rotating due to interactions with wind shear. This rotation then tightens and intensifies to form a tornado.


Is there going to be a tornado in Orlando Florida?

It is inevitable that Orlando will eventually have a tornado, as it is in a tornado prone area. However we won't know when the next one will be until it actually happens.


When will the next tornado warning be?

Such a thing is impossible to predict. A tornado warning itself is a prediction that the threat of a tornado is imminent. As soon as signs indicate that a tornado warning is warranted, then one is issued. So there is no way of nowing when a tornado warning is going to be issued until it actually happens.


What happens when the pressure of a tornado wears out?

When a tornado begins to dissipate it usually shrinks. Usually this means a tornado is weakening , though some tornado intensify at this point. As the tornado continues to get smaller the funnel may becomes bent and elongated, giving it a rope like appearance. In fact, this process is called "roping out" As this happens the tornado will continues to shrink and weaken until it completely dissipates.

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What happens to living and non living things if a tornado happens?

The area in which the tornado happens can erode the area away cause the animals that lived there to have no home or die of the tornado


What does a tornado do to your atmosphere?

A tornado can significantly disturb the atmosphere by creating abrupt changes in pressure, temperature, and wind patterns. It can also lead to the mixing and transport of air masses, affecting local weather conditions. Additionally, tornadoes can introduce dust, debris, and pollutants into the atmosphere, impacting air quality.


What layer of the atmosphere would a tornado occur in?

A tornado would occur in the troposphere, the layer closest to the Earth.


What happens before a tornado occurs?

Before a tornado occurs, the atmosphere needs to be unstable, with warm, moist air at the surface and cold, dry air aloft. Wind shear is also crucial, as it creates the rotation necessary for a tornado to form. Storm systems or supercell thunderstorms often provide the ideal conditions for tornado development.


Can you stop a tornado with another tornado?

No, it is not possible to stop a tornado with another tornado. Tornadoes are formed by specific weather conditions in the atmosphere, and introducing another tornado would not have any effect on the existing tornado.


What happens if your family dies in a tornado?

they die


WHAT HAPPENS FIRST IN THE STORY OF SNUGGLES?

The tornado


Can airplane get caught in a tornado?

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


What happens if you fly through a tornado?

Well, if you fly through sky in the tornado your plane will be crushed.


What happenswhen a lightning bolt hits a raging tornado?

Nothing happens. The lightning will not affect the tornado.


What happens when a tornado happens?

People have to rush to their basements and hide when the tornado comes. If people are outside, they need to immediately go to the nearby building and hide.


How does a tornado destroy the atmosphere?

They don't. Tornadoes move air from one place to another, but in no way do they destroy the atmosphere.