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tornadoes occur most often in the Great Plains but they can and do occur in nearly every part of the United States that if you hear a tornado warning move to a safe area as soon as you find the safest place to be during a tornado is in the basement of a well built building.
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Why should you be on the lookout for tornadoes during severe thunderstorms?
Because tornadoes are actually produced by severe thunderstorms. Therefore, anytime you're dealing with a severe thunderstorm, you have to be alert for the potential of it producing a tornado. Tornadoes are the most dangerous type of event a thunderstorm can produce.
Have there ever been violent tornadoes in a severe thunderstorm watch?
Yes, extremely violent tornadoes can occur within severe thunderstorm watches. Severe thunderstorm watches indicate conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which can produce tornadoes with little warning. It is important to stay informed and be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions during such watches.
Do tornadoes usually happen during a thunderstorm?
Tornadoes always happen during thunderstorms. They cannot occur without them.
Does a severe thunderstorm warning occur a tornado?
Most severe thunderstorms do not produce tornadoes. If a tornado is detected or it is believed a storm might produce one a tornado warning is issued, which is more serious than a severe thunderstorm warning. A thunderstorm that produces a tornado is automatically classified as severe even if other severe weather (damaging non-tornadic wind or large hail) does not occur.
What do hail and tornadoes have in common?
They both are formed in strong thunderstorms. Both hail and tornadoes are forms of severe weather that originate from thunderstorms, most often an especially powerful class of thunderstorms called supercells. It is fairly common for hail to accompany tornadoes. If any thunderstorm produces hail at least 1 inch in diameter, winds of 58 mph or greater, or a tornado it is classified as severe.
Why should you be on a lookout for tornadoes during a severe thunderstorm?
Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Tornadoes can cause serious damage or even total destruction of property and kill or injure people and animals.
Why should you be on the lookout for tornadoes during severe thunderstorms?
Because tornadoes are actually produced by severe thunderstorms. Therefore, anytime you're dealing with a severe thunderstorm, you have to be alert for the potential of it producing a tornado. Tornadoes are the most dangerous type of event a thunderstorm can produce.
Is a tornado caused by a thunderstorm?
Yes. Tornadoes form during severe thunderstorms.
Why should you be on the look out for tornadoes during severe thunderstorms?
Tornadoes form during severe thunderstorms. They can be very destructive and are the most dangerous type of weather a thunderstorm can produce.
How are tornadoes weather?
A tornado is a violent vortex of wind that develops during a thunderstorm, which qualifies tornadoes as a form of severe weather.
Does tornadoes form only during thunderstorm?
mostly yes put mostly in severe thunderstorms
When do tornadoes occur most frequently?
when there is a severe thunderstorm
Have there ever been violent tornadoes in a severe thunderstorm watch?
Yes, extremely violent tornadoes can occur within severe thunderstorm watches. Severe thunderstorm watches indicate conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which can produce tornadoes with little warning. It is important to stay informed and be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions during such watches.
What is the name of the severe thunderstorms are tornadoes associated with?
Tornadoes are associated with a type of thunderstorm called a supercell.
Has there ever been a severe thunderstorm watch in a high risk severe thunderstorm area?
Yes. A high-risk outlook does not need to be issued just on account of tornadoes. One case of a severe thunderstorm watch during a high-risk outlook came on June 12, 2013.
Where are most of the tornadoes formed in a severe thunderstorm?
Usually tornadoes are found in the southwest quadrant of the thunderstorm, which is the updraft portion, usually at the back of the storm.
Do tornadoes usually happen during a thunderstorm?
Tornadoes always happen during thunderstorms. They cannot occur without them.
