How a Tornado Forms: Conditions Needed, Stages of Development, and Measuring Tornadoes
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How do Tornadoes Form?
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If you watched Twisters or you’re just curious about tornadoes, this video breaks down how they develop in a clear, simple way.
In this video, you’ll learn:
🔵 What a tornado is
🔵 The conditions needed for tornado formation
🔵 How thunderstorms develop and grow into supercells
🔵 How funnel clouds form and become tornadoes
🔵 How tornadoes dissipate
🔵 How tornadoes are measured using the Enhanced Fujita scale
We’ll walk through each stage of tornado formation, from warm rising air and wind shear all the way to funnel clouds touching the ground and how experts estimate their strength after they’ve passed.
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Sources:
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/tornadoes/how-are-tornadoes-formed
- https://www.britannica.com/story/how-do-tornadoes-form
- https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/
- https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-average-speed-of-planes-when-they-land-and-take-off-from-airports#:~:text=The%20average%20speed%20of%20planes%20during%20takeoff%20and%20landing%20varies,(173%20to%20207%20mph).
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/clouds/other-clouds/funnel-clouds
- https://www.weather.gov/oun/efscale
- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/tornadoes/how-are-tornadoes-formed#:~:text=Stage%204%20%2D%20Tornado%20dissipation,and%20eventually%20the%20vortex%20dissipates.
- https://www.weather.gov/lmk/tornadoesfaq#:~:text=Nevertheless%2C%20ground%20time%20can%20range,last%20for%20a%20few%20minutes.
- Twister GIF: From Giphy. Universal Pictures https://giphy.com/gifs/universalpictures-twisters-twistersmovie-glennpowell-I4e9ubiAph5alu7LZ1
- EF scale: Image adapted from World in Maps: Tornadoes around the world https://worldinmaps.com/weather-and-climate/tornado/