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The storm that produces tornadoes (called a supercell) has a powerful, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. The storm takes on this rotation when wind speed and/ or direction changes with altitude. This can start air rolling in what is called horizotnal vorticity. This horizontal rotation can then get turned vertical and become joined with a thunderstorms updraft to start it rotating on a vertical axis.
Tornadoes get their rotation from a rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. The tornado actually originates from the mesocyclone. The mesocyclone is part of a type of powerful thunderstorm called a supercell.
The supercell gets its rotation when the wind speed or direction changes with altitude. This starts air rolling horizontally. This horizontal rolling can then get turned vertical by a thunderstorm updraft, which in turn starts the updraft rotating.
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What are other names for tornadoes?
Tornadoes are often called twisters. Some people call them cyclones, though this is not a correct name as it already applies to something else.
What is the tornadoes nick name?
Tornadoes are often referred to simply as "tornadoes" or "twisters."
Because of their shape when seen from the ground tornadoes are sometimes called?
Funnel clouds
What do people in the US call tornadoes?
tropical cyclones are called "hurricanes" in the North Atlantic Ocean and Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean east of the international dateline. They are called "typhoons" or sometimes "super typhoons" if they are really strong in the Pacific Ocean west of the dateline. They are known as "cyclones" in the North Indian Ocean and in the Southern hemisphere
What is the nickname for a tornado?
Tornadoes are often nicknamed "twisters" due to their spinning motion and destructive power.
What else are tornadoes called?
Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters.
What are other names for tornadoes?
Tornadoes are often called twisters. Some people call them cyclones, though this is not a correct name as it already applies to something else.
What are twisters also called?
Answer: Tornadoes
Are tornadoes called twisterts?
Twisters-yes.
Another name you call tornadoes?
Tornadoes are often called twisters.
What are American tornadoes called?
Tornadoes in the United States are simply called tornadoes. In informal contexts they are sometimes called twisters.
Are tornadoes called different names?
They can also be called twisters.
What is a tornado known as?
Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters.
Are tornadoes called anything or are thay just called tornadoes?
Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters, but tornado is the preferred scientific term.
Are twisters related to tornadoes?
Tornadoes and twisters are the exact same thing.
What is a tornado's common nickname?
Tornadoes are often called twisters.
What are tornadoes sometimes called?
They are called funnel clouds or, more often, twisters.
