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The most powerful category of tornado is F5 on the Fujita scale or EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
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Where does a tornado start?
Tornadoes are started when wind shear starts air masses rolling in what is called horizontal vorticity. This rolling air movement can be turned vertical by the updraft of a thunderstorm, which then takes on the rotation to become a mesocyclone. Under the right conditions a downdraft can descend from the back of the storm and wrap around the mesocyclone. This can tighten and intensify the rotation and br9ing it down to the ground to produce a tornado.
Before the storm turns into a tornado what type of cloud does it form?
Before it reaches the ground, the precursor to a tornado is called a funnel cloud.
What is the most powerful type of thunderstorm?
supercell
Are tornados windstorms?
Yes. A tornado is the most violent type of wind storm on earth.
What type of tornado was Natchez tornado?
The Natchez tornado of 1840 was a supercell tornado, as are nearly all killer tornadoes, and was probably an F5.
What are super cells?
A supercell tornado is a tornado that forms from the mesocyclone of a supercell. A supercell is the most powerful type of thunderstorm on earth. These storms are characterized by tilted convection and a powerful, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. Most tornadoes and nearly all strong tornadoes come from supercells.
What are super cell tornadoes?
A supercell tornado is a tornado that forms from the mesocyclone of a supercell. A supercell is the most powerful type of thunderstorm on earth. These storms are characterized by tilted convection and a powerful, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. Most tornadoes and nearly all strong tornadoes come from supercells.
What is a tornado most likely to be produced from?
A tornado is most likely to be produce from a type of thunderstorm called a supercell.
What type of thunderstorms is a tornado associated with?
Tornadoes are usually associated with especially powerful thunderstorms called supercells.
Is there a twister named super cell?
No. A supercell is a type of powerful, rotating thunderstorm. It is the type of storm most likely to produce a tornado.
What type of weather forms a tornado?
Tornadoes are a product of severe thunderstorms. Most tornado come from a specific type of thunderstorm called a supercell.
What type of storm is most likely to cause a tornado?
Most tornadoes are produced by rotating thunderstorms called supercells.
Where does a tornado start from?
A tornado starts from the mesocyclone, or strong, rotating updraft, of a supercell. A supercell is a type of especially powerful, rotating thunderstorm.
Why is an F6 tornado the most frenquent tornado?
There has never been an F6 tornado. F0 is the most common type.
Is a tornado a type of storm?
A tornado comes from a type of storm called a rotating thunderstorm, but is not a storm, itself.
What type of storm makes a tornado?
Tornadoes are most often produced by a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.
What are the most powerful and destructive type of cyclones?
If you are referring to Fujita scale categories then the most powerful and destructive type of tornado is the F5 (EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale). These tornadoes can wipe even the strongest houses clean off their foundations. Fortunately tornadoes this strong are extremely rare.
