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Describe how tornadoes develop what is the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado?
Tornadoes develop when wind shear (horizontally rolling air) is turned vertical by a thunderstorm and starts it rotating. This turns the thunderstorm into a supercell, a thunderstorm with a powerful, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. If conditions are right, a downdraft called a rear-flank downdraft or RFD will descend from the storm and wrap around the mesocyclone, tightening and intensifying it and extending it down to the ground, producing a tornado.
A funnel cloud has the general form of a tornado but is not in contact with the ground, while a tornado extends all the way from the clouds to the ground with winds capable of producing damage.
Tornadoes develop from severe thunderstorms in a specific environment where there is a clash between warm, moist air and cool, dry air. Funnel clouds are rotating columns of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm but do not reach the ground. When a funnel cloud makes contact with the ground, it is classified as a tornado.
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In what part of the Philippines can a tornado develop?
Tornadoes can strike anywhere in the Philippines.
Which clouds develop tornadoes?
Tornadoes form in thunderstorms, which are composed of cumulonimbus clouds. Usually a tornado will form from a wall cloud that develops are the based of the cumulonimbus cloud, and will develop from a funnel cloud that comes out of the wall cloud.
Does a mesocyclone often precede tornado development?
Yes. Most tornadoes develop from the mesocyclone of a supercell.
What part of the storm that spawns the tornado?
Most tornadoes develop from a portion of a thunderstorm called a mesocyclone.
Why do tornadoes develop in tropical areas?
Tornadoes in tropical areas can develop due to the warm and moist air conditions that are conducive to creating strong thunderstorms. These conditions provide the necessary ingredients for the formation of tornadoes, such as wind shear and instability in the atmosphere. Tropical areas are more prone to tornadoes because of the frequent presence of these conditions.
What clouds do tornadoes develop from?
tornadoes develop from cumulonimbus clouds.
Tornadoes and hurricanes develop over what?
Hurricanes develop over warm ocean water. Tornadoes usually form over land.
What is the relationship between hail and tornadoes?
Hail is created by an updraft. Tornadoes need updrafts to develop. So the relationship is they both need updrafts. Hail can also be a warning sign of a tornado.
Does weather cause tornadoes?
Yes. Tornadoes are a form of weather that develop during severe thunderstorms.
What tornadoes develop in the same type of clouds that bring thunderstorms?
All tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms.
Can hurricanes and tornadoes develop from a thunderstorm?
I am pretty sure they can.
Do tornadoes come from clouds and hurricanes?
Tornadoes develop during thunderstorms, which are themselves giant cumulonimbus clouds. Some tornadoes are produced by hurricanes, but most are not.
What does wind have to do with tornadoes?
A tornado is a vortex of wind. Tornadoes develop from interactions of air currents (wind) within a thunderstorm.
Where do America's tornadoes start?
Tornadoes can develop just about anywhere in the U.S. but are most common on the Great Plains and in the South.
What does an auditor do if there is a material difference between an expected and actual balance?
However, if there is a material difference between the expected and actual balance, the auditor will investigate this difference further. At this point the auditor will develop an explanation for the difference.
Why are tornadoes formed in the troposphere?
The troposphere is the part of the atmosphere where nearly all weather occurs. Tornadoes develop from thunderstorms, which develop from the convection of warm, moist air, which can only be found in the lower troposphere.
Does a tornado develop over warm water?
No, tornadoes usually develop over land. Hurricanes develop e over warm water.
