Like any other severe weather event, tornadoes release energy that has built up in the atmosphere.
Tornadoes are sometimes divided into "weak" tornadoes "strong" and "violent" tornadoes. Weak tornadoes are those rated EF0 and EF1. Most tornadoes are weak. Strong tornadoes are those rated EF2 and EF3. Violent tornadoes are those rated EF4 and EF5. They are the rarest of tornadoes, only about 1% of tornadoes are this strong.
Tornadoes are often referred to simply as "tornadoes" or "twisters."
The plural of tornado is tornadoes.
Tennessee averages about 30 tornadoes per year.
Tornadoes is the preferred plural form of tornado.
As natural phenomena tornadoes do not serve any purpose; they simply are. Their effects are destruction, injury, and death.
Tornadoes in the U.S. are called tornadoes.
Tornadoes are sometimes divided into "weak" tornadoes "strong" and "violent" tornadoes. Weak tornadoes are those rated EF0 and EF1. Most tornadoes are weak. Strong tornadoes are those rated EF2 and EF3. Violent tornadoes are those rated EF4 and EF5. They are the rarest of tornadoes, only about 1% of tornadoes are this strong.
It depends on what you mean by extreme. Tornadoes of EF4 and EF5 tornadoes, however are often referred to as violent tornadoes. These account for about 1% of all tornadoes.
Tornadoes don't get named, Hurricanes do, but Tornadoes don't.
No. Tornadoes are dangerous.
Florida frequently has tornadoes, though several states have more tornadoes annually.
Yes, some strong tornadoes create brief satellite tornadoes that circle the main funnel.
Antarctica is the continent that does not have tornadoes. Tornadoes typically form over land, so the cold and uninhabited nature of Antarctica makes it unlikely for tornadoes to occur there.
Tornadoes are often referred to simply as "tornadoes" or "twisters."
There is nothing to be "done" about tornadoes. Tornadoes are a natural weather event.
Landforms do not create tornadoes. Tornadoes are a product of severe thunderstorms.