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The visible funnel of a tornado is composed of water droplets like an ordinary cloud, and so usually is the same color as the clouds that it extends from.
Not all tornadoes are gray, however. Depending on lighting some may appear white or black. Tornadoes can also be colored by soil that they lift and become gray, black, brown, tan, or even red.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoTornadoes are often dark because many pictures are taken when the tornado is lit from behind, so you essentially see its silhouette. Some tornadoes lift up massive quantities of dark colored soil.
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∙ 12y agoTornadoes may be dark for two reasons:
- A tornado may be lit from behind, causing it to appear dark as is the case for almost anything opaque.
- A tornadoes, especially a strong one, can lift large quantities of soil into the air. If the tornado is dark then the tornado will likely be dark as well.
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∙ 12y agoThere are a couple factors for the color of a tornado. First is lighting conditions, a tornado lit from behind will usually dark gray or black while on lit from the front will often be light gray or white. Tornadoes can also lift large amounts of soil into the air. When this happens the tornado takes on the color of this soil.
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∙ 9y agoA tornado is made visible by a condensation funnel, a dust cloud, or a combination of the two. The funnel, being made of condensation, is much the same as an ordinary cloud. Its appearance depends largely on how the light hits it. If the funnel is back lit it will likely appear dark gray or black. A front lit funnel will likely appear light gray or even white.
In some cases the color of a tornado is largely due to the soil it picks up, and in many cases the soil is black.
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∙ 12y agoWell, yes of course they have color, it just depends on the conditions surrounding the tornado. Depending light the funnel of a tornado may appear gray, black, or even white. A tornado may also be colored, gray, black, brown, or red by soil it picks up.
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∙ 16y agoBecause of lighting. Also because of the condensation in the cloud. A white tornado is because the sun is showing. A black tornado has very little sun showing.
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∙ 11y agoYes. Depending on lighting conditions and what the tornado is moving over, a tornado may appear black, gray, white, brown, or red.
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∙ 11y agoTornadoes form during very intense thunderstorms that are often more than 50,000 feet tall. Such a thick layer of clouds blocks out a large amount of sunlight.
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What does a tornado clouds look like?
Tornadoes are made by thunderstorms, made by cumulonimbus clouds. They appear as very tall white puffy clouds with a dark base and an anvil shaped top. Thunderstorms that can produce tornadoes also have a corkscrew appearance or with striations in the cloud tower.
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Hematite is red to redish brown in ores forms and steel grey to black in its crystalline form. Hematite's luster varies from sub-metallic to extremely shiny.
Is it possible to have 2 tornadoes at the same time?
There are different ways this can happen. Tornadoes often occur in outbreaks where several tornado producing thunderstorms can be active at the same time, as weather conditions are favorable for such storms to occur. What is happening in one storm does not necessarily affect another occurring at the same time, so there can be several tornadoes on the ground at once. These thunderstorms often produce tornadoes in succession in what is called a tornado family. In such cases a second tornado may form before the first one dissipates and the two can be seen together. Yet another phenomenon can occur when a large tornado spawns a smaller satellite tornado the circles it. In some cases the air movements inside a thunderstorm can become quite complex, and may produce several tornadoes at once rather than just one.Another phenomenon that can occur in some tornadoes, especially strong ones, is often mistaken for multiple tornadoes. Some tornadoes have multiple smaller vortices inside the main circulation. Under the right conditions this can lead to a single tornado having multiple funnels. This can make it look like one tornado is actually several.
What do tornadoes look like on radar screens?
it depends on what the radar is measuring, but usually it will look something like an animal cell, with the tornado being the nucleus.
Has there everbeen a cloudless tornado or hurricane?
No. Hurricanes are massive storm systems that require large amounts of moisture to form. If there is not enough moisture for clouds to form there can't possibly be a hurricane. Tornadoes form from thunderstorms and by definition must be in contact with both the cloud base and the ground. There is a different sort of phenomenon, however, called a dust devil. These are whirlwinds that often form on clear, sunny days. They are not tornadoes, but they look like them. Dust devils are much weaker than tornadoes and are usually harmless.
How does the surrounding look when a tornado is coming?
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