No. Tornadoes are, in simple terms, caused by strong thunderstorms encountering wind shear. While there could be some teleconnections that influence tornadoes, we could still have tornadoes with or without them.
No. Tornadoes are not caused when storms converge.
Most tornadoes are associated with a type of storm called a supercell.
There do not appear to be any reliable records of tornadoes spawned by the Galveston hurricane. There is a chance that the storm did produce tornadoes, but back in 1900 there was no system of record keeping for tornadoes as there is today.
No. A tornado is a microscale storm, as very few tornadoes get to be over 2 kilometers in diameter.
Tornadoes are most often spawned by a type of storm called a supercell.
Tornadoes
Supercells are normally associated with tornadoes.
People who study tornadoes are a type of meteorologist.
Tornadoes are studied by meteorologist, some of whom are storm chasers.
The strongest tornadoes produce the fastest winds of any storm on earth, but tornadoes are small compared to most storms.
No, tornadoes can form in different parts of a storm system, including the rear but also in the front or along the edges. Tornadoes are typically associated with severe thunderstorms and can develop wherever the conditions are right for their formation within the storm.
A storm that includes both tornadoes and lightning is called a supercell thunderstorm. These powerful storms can produce both tornadoes and frequent lightning strikes due to the intense atmospheric conditions they create.