No, although it likely is hailing somewhere nearby.
No. It rains.
It dose not turn like a tornado.
No. Sleet is a form of winter precipitation. Some thunderstorms, however, produce hail, which is sometimes confused with sleet.
No, lightning cannot stop a tornado. Lightning and tornadoes are independent weather phenomena. Lightning can occur during thunderstorms, which are often associated with tornadoes, but it does not have the ability to influence or stop a tornado.
Sleet occurs in regions where temperatures are near freezing, typically during winter months. It forms when snowflakes partially melt as they pass through a layer of warm air before refreezing into ice pellets as they reach a colder layer near the surface.
No, sleet is a type of precipitation consisting of small ice pellets that form when raindrops freeze before reaching the ground. Tornadoes are violent rotating columns of air that form in severe thunderstorms. The formation of a tornado requires specific atmospheric conditions that sleet does not provide.
No. Precipitation is water in some form (either liquid or frozen) falling from the sky. This may include rain, freezing rain, snow, sleet, graupel, or hail. A tornado does not meet this criterion. A tornado consists of a vortex in which air rapidly spirals inward and then upward. A tornado can be considered a type of whirlwind or wind storm.
before a tornado it is usally calm after a strong tornado there is lots of debris and during a tornado there are things flying everywhere
Most deaths during a tornado are caused by debris.
The safest place during a tornado is in a basement or similar underground shelter.
The safest place to be in your house during a tornado is in the basement.
The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement or cellar.
Both. Most of the death and destruction occur during a tornado, but recovery from a particularly devastating tornado can take months or years.
It is recommended to seek shelter in the basement during a tornado. If you are specifically referring to taking cover in the basement during a tornado, it can be simply called a tornado shelter.
The best place to be during a tornado is in a basement or cellar.
Generally the basement and the bathroom are the safest places to go during a tornado.
Yes. A concrete basement is one of the safest places to be during a tornado.