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The funnel of a tornado always connects to cloud base and typically all the way to the ground (the circulation of a tornado can reach the ground even if the funnel does not). Cloud base height is variable but in a tornado supercell is usually about 3000 feet to a mile above the ground. The circulation of the tornado usually goes a great distance above cloud base and can reach heights of more than 4 miles.
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What makes a wedge tornado?
A wedge tornado is a tornado that appears wider than it is tall.
What is the typical width of a tornado funnel?
Tornadoes are around 500 feet (150 m) across on average and stay on the ground for 5 miles (8 km).
Do most tornadoes have funnels shorter than 105 m?
If you mean in diameter, then yes. If you mean in height, then no, A typical tornado is several kilometers tall.
Is a tornado bigger than a twister?
No. A tornado and a twister are the same thing.
Can a tornado pass over a fork in a river?
Yes. A river, forked or not, will not affect a tornado.
What is a tall dry funnel of swirling strong wind?
A tornado.
Is the Seymour tornado a funnel tornado?
Not sure what you mean by a funnel tornado. If you are referring to the Seymour, Texas tornado of April 10, 1979, it had a well-defined funnel and it was funnel-shaped. However, it did touch down so it was not merely a funnel cloud.
When the tip of the funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a?
tornado clouds
What do you call a tornado that does not touch the ground?
A tornado that does not touch the ground is a funnel cloud.
Is a funnel cloud a tornado?
Not technically. It is the beginning of a tornado, but they are categorized differently. It is not considered a tornado until it reaches the ground with damaging winds.
What is a name for a funnel cloud touching the ground?
A funnel cloud that touches the ground is commonly known as a tornado.
What is the relationship between a funnel cloud and a tornado?
A funnel cloud is a developing tornado that has not reached the ground.
How is a tornado different from a funnel cloud?
A funnel cloud is like a tornado only it does not reach the ground.
Can you make a distinction between a wedge tornado and a classic tornado?
Yes. A classic tornado is a relatively narrow funnel shape extending toward the ground. A wedge tornado is enormous, appearing to be wider than it is tall.
Where is the eye of the tornado?
The "eye" of a tornado is at the center of the funnel.
A tornado starts out as a what?
A tornado starts out as a funnel cloud.
Is funnel cloud a nickname for tornado?
To some extent, yes. A funnel cloud is the visible portion of a tornado. However, not all funnel clouds are tornadoes. If the winds associated with a funnel cloud do not reach the ground then it is not a tornado. Conversely, if the winds do reach the ground the term funnel cloud is not usually used, and the event is simply called a tornado.
