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Tornadoes are typically produced by thunderstorms called supercells.

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What element of thunderstorms causes a tornado?

The rotating updraft within a thunderstorm, known as a mesocyclone, is responsible for creating the conditions that can lead to a tornado. When this rotating air column tightens and extends to the ground, it can form a tornado.


What kind of circulation is a tornado?

A tornado is a violent microscale circulation with a low pressure center and forms from a thunderstorm.


What kind of storm causes a tornado?

A thunderstorm will cause a tornado. The thunderstorm clouds are the Cumulonimbus clouds. The majority of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes are in a special class called supercells. These are the most powerful thunderstorms on earth and are noted for having a rotating updraft called a mesocyclone.


Why don't tornadoes cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?

The air inside a tornadic thunderstorm (a storm that produces a tornado) does spin. But it is that spinning air that causes the tornado, rather than the tornado starting the air spinning.


What is a tornado is usually produced by?

Tornadoes usually form from a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.


What has the potential of producing a tornado?

Tornadoes are most often associated with a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.


What is the difference between weather warning and weather watch?

A tornado/thunderstorm watch means that weather conditions are good for tornado/thunderstorm. A tornado/thunderstorm warning, however, means that conditions are extreme and a thunderstorm or tornado is likely. Conditions for either storm are very good at this stage.


Where does a tornado descend from?

A tornado descends from the base of a thunderstorm.


What forms the shape of a tornado?

a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm


Is a whirlwind a mild tornado?

No. A tornado is a very intense kind of whirlwind but most whirlwinds are not tornadoes. By definition a tornado is associated with a thunderstorm and connects to both the ground and the cloud base.


Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?

Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.


What type of storm makes a tornado?

Tornadoes are most often produced by a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.