A tornado produces very powerful rotating winds.
By the meteorological definition a tornado extends from cloud base to the ground. If it does not, it cannot produce damage. However, just because the visible funnel doesn't touch the ground doesn't mean the strong winds don't. It is the vortex of wind which defines a tornado, not the funnel.
Yes, a tornado is loud because of the high winds swirling around it, which can produce a loud roaring sound. The noise is often compared to that of a freight train or jet engine.
No, tornadoes typically form from thunderstorms with wind speeds of 40 miles per hour or higher. A 10-mile-an-hour wind speed is too weak to generate the necessary conditions for a tornado to develop.
Scientists typically issue tornado warnings when they detect conditions that are likely to produce a tornado, such as a tornado forming or imminent tornado development. The lead time for a tornado warning can vary, but it is aimed to give people enough time to seek shelter and stay safe, usually ranging from a few minutes to up to an hour in advance of the tornado's arrival. It is crucial for individuals to have a reliable way to receive these warnings quickly, such as through weather radio or smartphone alerts.
The explosion would probably disrupt the tornado. However, the effects of the blast and fallout would likely be worse than anything the tornado could do. Even then, the parent thunderstorm may still go on to produce another tornado.
Yes. In some cases a large, strong tornado will produce what is called a satellite tornado, which circles the main one.
When a storm spawns a tornado it produce a tornado.
A tornado itself does not produce rain, but it can accompany a tornado. The storms the produce tornadoes, called supercells typically produce very heavy rain, often enough to prompt flash flood warnings. This rain may stop before the tornado comes, or the tornado may be rain wrapped. Some storms however, called LP (low-precipitation) supercells produce little to no rain at all, but can still produce tornadoes.
A storm can't turn into a tornado, it a thunderstorm can produce one.
When a tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted or detected or if a thunderstorm may produce a tornado at any moment.
A tornado warning is an advisory that is issued when a tornado has either been spotted or detected or that a thunderstorm in the area is likely to produce a tornado soon.
It can. Hail often does come before a tornado, but most storms that produce hail do not produce tornadoes.
The tornado itself did not produce rain. But Springfield did get some rain from the system that produce the tornado.
Yes, in fact a thunderstorm is the only thing that can produce a tornado.
Yes. A supercell is the type of storm most likely to produce a tornado.
A tornado is most likely to be produce from a type of thunderstorm called a supercell.
Usually a supercell