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No. Tornadoes usually form on land, not water. Tornadoes on water are called waterspouts. Tornadoes are spawned by thunderstorms, which are fueled by warm, moist, unstable air. A cold body of water tends to stabilize the atmosphere, making thunderstorms and tornadoes less likely. A warm body of water has the opposite effect.
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Why do tornadoes not happen in Antarctica?
Antarctica is very cold while tornadoes can only form with thunderstorms, which require at least some degree of warm, moist air.
Do tornadoes form when it is cold and windy with no clouds?
No, tornadoes typically form in warm and moist environments in the presence of a strong vertical wind shear and unstable atmosphere. Cold and windy conditions with no clouds are not conducive to tornado formation.
Can a hurricane come from the Great Lakes or can only tornadoes form there?
No. A hurricane cannot form on the Great Lakes. Unlike tornadoes, which can occur almost anywhere, hurricane requires large amounts of warm water to form. In other words, they can only form over ocean water in or near the tropics. The Great Lakes are too cold and too small to support a hurricane.
Do tornadoes only form over land?
No, they can form over water. At that point it is called a tornadic waterspout.
Does a hurricane or tornado spawn off the ocean?
Hurricanes can only develop over warm ocean water. Tornadoes can form on water but usually form on land.
Why type of land do tornadoes and hurricanes form over?
Tornadoes can form over just about any sort of terrain but tend to be more common in flat or gently rolling areas. Hurricanes can only form over warm ocean water.
Why do US gets more tornadoes and hurricaes than Canada?
On average the U.S is warmer than Canada, and warm air provides the most energy to power the thunderstorms that produce tornadoes. Hurricanes only form over warm ocean water and weaken over cold water and land. Hurricanes rarely make it is far north as Canada.
Is a tornado formed over the sea?
Tornadoes generally do not form over large bodies water and usually only cross lakes, ponds and rivers. Their brute strength is equally powerful over land and these small bodies of water. Tornadoes have been known to dry lakes on occasion and cause fish to rain on people's houses in rare instances.
Why are tornadoes and hurricanes rare in Oregon?
There is a cold ocean current off the coast of Oregon that tends to stabilize the atmosphere. Tornadoes need strong thunderstorms to form. Such storms form best when there is a layer of warm, moist, unstable air in the lower atmosphere. The cold water makes it difficult for such a pattern to arise. Hurricanes have a similar need, only, much greater. The amount of moisture that a hurricane needs can only be found over very warm ocean water. Any hurricane heading in the direction of Oregon would quickly degenerate over the cold water, making it virtually impossible for the state to get a hurricane.
Do tornadoes usually form from thunderclouds?
Tornadoes can only form during thunderstorms.
What is different about the places where hurricanes start and the places where tornadoes starts?
Hurricanes are tropical storm systems that form only over warn ocean water. Tornadoes are less limited. They usually form on land in temperate climates, but they can occur on water (in which case they are called waterspouts) and in tropical regions.
Why do tornadoes happen at sea?
Tornadoes can form over water when conditions are right, such as when warm, moist air near the surface interacts with cooler air above. These conditions can create the necessary rotation for a tornado to develop, even over the sea. These tornadoes are known as waterspouts.
