Tornado

How do tornadoes differ from hurricanes?

The most obvious difference between tornadoes and hurricanes is that they have drastically different scales. They form under different circumstances and have different impacts on the environment. Tornadoes are “small-scale circulations”, the largest observed horizontal dimensions in the most severe cases being on the order of 1 to 1.5 miles. Key differences between Tornado and …

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Are tornadoes real?

They are generally classified as non- supercellular tornadoes that develop over bodies of water, but there is disagreement over whether to classify them as true tornadoes. These spiraling columns of air frequently develop in tropical areas close to the equator and are less common at high latitudes. Tornadoes are very scary and I remember going …

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