To start off, the thunderstorm needs to have a rotating low pressure area called a mesocyclone, covering an area 2 to 6 miles wide. This usually occurs in the rear portion of a supercell, but can also develop within a squall line, often on the north side of a bow echo. A downdraft can occur near the mesocyclone and wrap around the bottom portion, causing it to tighten and intensify and stretch toward the ground, producing a tornado.
Strong and rotating updrafts within a thunderstorm create an area of low pressure at the surface. This low pressure draws in winds from the surrounding area, causing them to spin faster and form a tornado.
No, a tornado is not a form of matter. It is a natural phenomenon in the atmosphere characterized by a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are composed of air and do not have a physical substance of their own.
Yes, a tornado typically forms within a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms create the necessary conditions for tornado development, such as strong updrafts and wind shear. The presence of a rotating updraft within a thunderstorm can lead to the formation of a tornado.
In terms of weather a tornado is a very fast process.
In simple terms, only a thunderstorm can concentrate the energy needed to form a tornado. Most tornadoes from from a thunderstorm with a rotating updraft. Others develop from interactions between turbulence and a non-rotating updraft. Other varieties of whirlwind can develop without thunderstorms, but they are not nearly as strong as tornadoes.
Yes. All tornadoes form in thunderstorms.
Because only the the energy involved in a thunderstorm or developing thunderstorm is enough to form something as strong as a tornado.
No, tornadoes typically form within severe thunderstorms that have strong updrafts and rotating air. The intense vertical motion within a thunderstorm is necessary for creating the conditions that can lead to tornado formation.
A dust devil resembles a tornado on some levels, but is not as strong and does not form from a thunderstorm.
The weather usually clears after a tornado because most tornadoes form in the rear portion of a thunderstorm.
A tornado is a violently rotating columns of air in contact with the base of a thunderstorm and the ground. Tornadoes are usually produced by a type of strong thunderstorm called a supercell.
Yes. Tornadoes form during severe thunderstorms.
Yes, a severe thunderstorm can create the conditions necessary for a tornado to form. Thunderstorms with strong updrafts and rotation can produce tornadoes when other factors align, such as atmospheric instability and wind shear.
Tornadoes usually form from a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.
a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm
A tornado descends from the base of a thunderstorm.
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.