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That would be a tornado. Once the process starts, a tornado can form in a matter of seconds. Hurricanes, by contrast, usually take several days to form and are easy to track.

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Is a tornado watch or warning worse?

A tornado warning is worse. It means that a tornado has been detected or the threat of one is imminent. A tornado watch means the overall conditions are favorable to form in a general area.


Which forms over an ocean is it a tornado or a hurricane or a blizzard?

Any one of these can form over the ocean, but only a hurricane does so exclusively.


What will happen if a tornado and hurricane collide?

A hurricane and a tornado can't exactly collide as they operate on entirely different scales. A hurricane is its own storm system typically several hundred miles wide while a tornado is a relatively small scale vortex usually no more than a few thousand feet wide and is dependent on a parent thunderstorm. In fact it is fairly common for the storms in the outer bands of a hurricane to produce tornadoes.


How Can there be a tornado and a hurricane at the same time?

It is not possible for a tornado and a hurricane to occur simultaneously in the same location. Tornadoes can occur within hurricanes, but they typically form in different ways and under different conditions. Hurricane-force winds can cause tornadoes to develop in the outer bands of the storm.


How can a tornado watch keep you safe during a tornado warning?

A tornado watch is just to tell you that the conditions are right for a tornado to form, but that doesn't necessarily mean that a tornado will form. Basically, It's just to give you a heads-up. If you're on the road, i would try to get to shelter. But, if a tornado warning has been issued, it means that a tornado has been reported or spotted on radar. Then, i would definitely move to your basement or get in a sturdy structure, or at least pull over to the side of the road if there are no buildings in sight.

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A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form?

Partially. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or already has formed.


Are hurricane's warning longer than tornadoes?

Yes hurricanes take a long time to form and may exist for weeks. Tornadoes on the other hand form quickly and exist for only minuets. You therefor get a longer warning about a hurricane than you do about a tornado.


Is it true that a tornado warning means that a tornado might form?

No. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or has already been spotted.


Is A tornado warning a warning that tornadoes are expected?

Sort of. A tornado warning means that either a tornado has already formed or may form very soon.


Is a tornado watch better than a tornado warning?

Yes. A tornado watch simply means that general conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been detected or may form at any moment.


Is a tornado watch or warning worse?

A tornado warning is worse. It means that a tornado has been detected or the threat of one is imminent. A tornado watch means the overall conditions are favorable to form in a general area.


What is a difference between a tornado drill and a tornado warning?

A tornado drill is like a fire drill but for tornadoes: practice for the possibility of a tornado. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been detected or is likely to form soon.


Has a tornado collided with a hurricane?

Tornadoes are smaller in scale compared to hurricanes and are typically embedded within them. So while a tornado can form within or near a hurricane, a direct collision between a tornado and a hurricane as two separate weather events is highly unlikely.


Does a tornado form dangerous storm surges?

No, that would be a hurricane.


What is a tornado watch or warning?

A tornado watch means that conditions a favorable to tornadoes to form. A tornado warning means that a tornado is present or has been spotted either by radar, spotter, law enforcement, etc.


Is tornado warning or watch worse?

A tornado warning is worse. It means that a tornado has been detected or the threat of one is imminent. A tornado watch means the overall conditions are favorable to form in a general area.


If the national weather service puts out a tornado warning when is a tornado likely to strike?

A tornado warning means that a tornado has already been spotted or is likely to form in the next few minutes. The tornado may be only minutes away from your location, so if a tornado warning is issued, take cover immediately.