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There is no exact temperature. especially since many tornadoes form in storm generate by cold fronts where the temperature changes fairly quickly. However they generally require warm temperatures and rarely form in temperatures of less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

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What is the temperature when a tornado happens?

The temperature during a tornado can vary, but it is typically around the same as the surrounding air temperature. Tornadoes can occur in a wide range of temperatures, as they are caused by specific atmospheric conditions rather than just temperature alone.


What should the temperature be for a tornado to form?

Tornadoes can form within a wide range of temperatures, but they most commonly occur in environments where warm, moist air near the ground interacts with cooler, drier air aloft. The temperature conditions that contribute to tornado formation are often more complex and involve atmospheric instability, wind shear, and other factors in addition to temperature alone.


Why does the mass of whirling air in a tornado move downward?

Generally, it doesn't. Air generally moves up in a tornado. When the funnel of a tornado descends, the air is not moving down. The funnel itself is due to the pressure drop inside a tornado. This cools the air that is drawn into it, causing moisture in it to condense into a cloud. As the tornado forms and intensifies, the pressure and core temperature drop, allowing condensation to occur at a lower altitude. In some tornadoes, however, air does move down in the center of a tornado. This occurs when a tornado is spinning so rapidly that air spiraling in from the sides cannot reach the center. Instead, air is drawn downward through the center.


What is the density for a tornado?

A tornado is made almost entirely of air, with smaller amounts of water, dust and debris. Since air is compressible, a tornado will vary in density depending on temperature, elevation, ambient pressure, and the intensity of the tornado. Generally, density would be between 800 and 1,200 kg/m^3.


At what temperature does air freezing occur?

Air freezing occurs at a temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.

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What is a sentence using the word tornado?

The wind in a tornado spins accordingly to the temperature of the air


What is the temperature when a tornado happens?

The temperature during a tornado can vary, but it is typically around the same as the surrounding air temperature. Tornadoes can occur in a wide range of temperatures, as they are caused by specific atmospheric conditions rather than just temperature alone.


Is it possible for a tornado to be made out of water?

A tornado cannot actually be made of water. A tornado can occur on water and suck water into it, but it will still be mostly made of air.


What human activities can increase or worsen the impact of a tornado?

Humans can not effect a tornado. Only nature can make a tornado occur. The cold and hot air curl together and form the tornado.


What should the temperature be for a tornado to form?

Tornadoes can form within a wide range of temperatures, but they most commonly occur in environments where warm, moist air near the ground interacts with cooler, drier air aloft. The temperature conditions that contribute to tornado formation are often more complex and involve atmospheric instability, wind shear, and other factors in addition to temperature alone.


How does the funnel occur in a tornado?

A tornado pulls in air that has become moist due mostly to rainfall. The rapid pressure drop inside the tornado cools the air, causing the moisture to condense and form a funnel shaped cloud.


How does scientist predict a tornado?

air pressure,temperature & humidity,wind speed


How does the formation of a tornado occur?

A tornado forms when warm, moist air meets cool, dry air, creating instability in the atmosphere. This causes the air to rotate and form a spinning column of air. If the conditions are right, the spinning column can grow into a tornado, with strong winds and a funnel-shaped cloud.


Why does the mass of whirling air in a tornado move downward?

Generally, it doesn't. Air generally moves up in a tornado. When the funnel of a tornado descends, the air is not moving down. The funnel itself is due to the pressure drop inside a tornado. This cools the air that is drawn into it, causing moisture in it to condense into a cloud. As the tornado forms and intensifies, the pressure and core temperature drop, allowing condensation to occur at a lower altitude. In some tornadoes, however, air does move down in the center of a tornado. This occurs when a tornado is spinning so rapidly that air spiraling in from the sides cannot reach the center. Instead, air is drawn downward through the center.


What is the temperature when a tornado is alive?

It varies, but tornadoes usually form in warm weather and are followed by a temperature drop. This is because warm air has more energy to power the storms that produce tornadoes. The temperature near the tornado may be a bit lower as the air will likely have been cooled somewhat by rain. There would be another temperature drop inside the tornado itself as a result of the pressure drop.


When did tornado ally occur?

Tornado Alley did not occur. It was not an event. Tornado Alley is a region in the central United States.


A tornado's funnel cloud results when?

A tornado's funnel cloud forms when warm, moist air rises rapidly and creates a rotating column of air. This spinning motion causes the air to condense into a funnel shape, which is visible as the iconic tornado funnel cloud.