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How fast does tornado spin not move?

It varies from one to another. A very weak tornado may spin at only about 40 mph at ground level. By contrast, some small but extremely intense tornadoes (informally called "drillbits") can spin at over 300 mph. It gets complicated, however, as a tornado is often not a simple spinning vortex. Large tornadoes spin more slowly than the strongest "drillbits", but often contain smaller vortices that move with the rotation of the tornado, adding their own spin to the peak wind speed. These multiple vortex tornadoes are the ones that most often produce winds over 200 mph. Winds over 300 mph have been recorded. The forward movement of a tornado also adds to the wind speed on one side of the funnel, left if it spins clockwise (southern hemisphere), right if it spins counterclockwise (northern hemisphere).


How fast does an EF6 tornado spin at?

There is no such thing as an EF6 tornado. Estimated winds for an EF5 tornado start at just over 200 mph and have no upper bound.


Why does a ball spin the opposite direction after it hits the ground?

ANSWER it has to do with the way the ball is launched. if theres a topspin on the ball, when the ball hits the ground, it will pick up speed on contact. if it is spinning back toward you, upon contact with the ground, it will most likely bounce back at you. did i help any?


Which way does a tornado spin in the south?

Most tornadoes in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.


How does tornado hapeen?

Well, first of all, there is warm\hot air moving around and it's a little higher. Cool\cold air does the same thing, but lower. Now that you know that, a tornado occurs when the cool and warm air are moving past each other and then they mix together and spin and build to make a tornado! :-)

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A ball doesn't start spinning just because it has hit the ground. It might roll or bounce but not spin. If it does then it depends on the spin you put on it before it hits the ground.


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How do you get the tornado spin in castle crashers?

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Does a tornado cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?

No. It is the spinning air that forms a tornado.


How fast does tornado spin not move?

It varies from one to another. A very weak tornado may spin at only about 40 mph at ground level. By contrast, some small but extremely intense tornadoes (informally called "drillbits") can spin at over 300 mph. It gets complicated, however, as a tornado is often not a simple spinning vortex. Large tornadoes spin more slowly than the strongest "drillbits", but often contain smaller vortices that move with the rotation of the tornado, adding their own spin to the peak wind speed. These multiple vortex tornadoes are the ones that most often produce winds over 200 mph. Winds over 300 mph have been recorded. The forward movement of a tornado also adds to the wind speed on one side of the funnel, left if it spins clockwise (southern hemisphere), right if it spins counterclockwise (northern hemisphere).


Which is bigger a twister or a tornado?

Neither; they are the same thing. A tornado is known as a twister because they spin.


What direction does a tornado spin in the southern hemisphere?

Most tornadoes in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.


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.


How fast does an EF6 tornado spin at?

There is no such thing as an EF6 tornado. Estimated winds for an EF5 tornado start at just over 200 mph and have no upper bound.