Tornados are created by the clash of two weather fronts (similar to lightning storms). When they collide (suppose one is coming from the west side and the other is coming from the east side), it creates friction in the air due to the differ...
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Vortexes are created by a fluid rushing in a horizontal direction. This effect is readily observable with whirlpools in a river. Such a horizontal rush of air is consistent with the characteristics of tornadoes. ... The cloud must be the right size for a tornado to occur. A very large cloud would not precipitate uniformly,
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Find out nature's recipe for creating a tornado and why the United States is the tornado capital of the world. ... Recently, several tornado warnings and one tornado have hit our area. What is the recipe for a tornado? The ingredients are: a big thunderstorm; winds blowing from opposite directions; and a strong updraft.
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Thunderstorms broke out as a result, erupting into a powerful tornado that ripped through the tiny community of Salisbury in southern Somerset County. One person was killed, 15 were injured and scores of houses were damaged or destroyed.
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Check out this natural phenomenon that occurs during forest fires! ... Sweet Fire Tornado Created By Forest Fire; Check out this natural phenomenon that occurs during forest fires! ... Tags: cool fire tornado nature disaster forest hilarious owned funny haha pwned omg wow crazy amazing awesome...
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Tornado Alley in U.S.A ... ; In simple terms how is a tornado created? ... It depends on how big the tornado is (in the F1-F5 scale). If its a tornado lower on the scale it will probably die out faster.
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No one has ever been able to directly measure a tornado's winds. For several years scientists tried, using a reinforced package of instruments called "Toto." The tornado chase teams, however, could never get Toto into the path of a tornado.
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One of the most terrifying weather events is a fully developed tornado. The strong air currents within a storm cloud can create a high speed vortex (spiral) or funnel of winds. Wherever the end of the vortex touches the ground it creates a path of concentrated destruction that has no equal ... How are tornadoes created?
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