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A tornado can be described as a rotating column of air that starts with a thunderstorm on the ground. Tornados usually are connected to the base of a thunderstorm on the ground. this is where they start.

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Tornados occur mostly in the great plains of the United States, although they are not limited to anywhere perticular. Tornados thrive on an environment that is rich in thunderstorms.

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Most tornadoes are found in the Great Plains of the central United States - an ideal environment for the formation of severe thunderstorms. In this area, known as Tornado Alley, storms are caused when dry cold air moving south from Canada meets warm moist air traveling north from the Gulf of Mexico. Tornadoes can form at any time of year, but most occur in the spring and summer months along with thunderstorms. May and June are usually the peak months for tornadoes.

Which two states have the highest number of tornadoes per year per 10,000 sq miles?
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Notice that the location with the highest number of thunderstorms does not match the location with the highest number of tornadoes. Click here to compare the two maps.

Why do so many tornadoes form in this part of south central North America?
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The Great Plains are conducive to the type of thunderstorms (supercells) that spawn tornadoes. It is in this region that cool, dry air in the upper levels of the atmosphere caps warm, humid surface air. This situation leads to a very unstable atmosphere and the development of severe thunderstorms.

Look at the map above. The blue lines show the paths of tornadoes produced by storms on April 3rd & 4th, 1974. Why are the lines all parallel and pointing in a southwest to north direction?

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Most tornadoes are found in the Great Plains of the central United States - an ideal environment for the formation of severe thunderstorms. In this area, known as Tornado Alley, storms are caused when dry cold air moving south from Canada meets warm moist air traveling north from the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tornados don't happen on calm sunny weather. The key factors that play into the creation of a tornado are as follows;

A sudden change of wind speed

warm, moist air close to the ground

cool/dry air aloft and wind shear

A thunderstorm already happening

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A tornado begins to form once there is a severe thunderstorm. The air close to the ground begins to get warm and humid and a sudden change in wind speed occurs. As the cool air comes down from the cloud, the humid air rises creating unusual wind cycles. A rotating column, also known as a vortex begins to form at the top of the storm cloud. Once it slowly makes its way down onto the ground, a tornado is then formed.

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As stated before, Tornados usually form during thunderstorms. Since the weather pattern usually is the same, you can imagine that the seasonal pattern is the same aswell. The tornado season lasts from June till July. Also, the usual time frame when a tornado begins to form is approximately 4pm - 9pm.

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Isnt nature amazing?! The science behind how tornado's are form are quite incredible. In this quick rundown we were able to go over how tornados form, when the occur, what causes them, where theyre most ofter to occur and even went over the definiton of a tornado. Thank you for reading my take on tornados and i genuinely hope you learned something new. (The song is titled Tornado of Souls, its a favourite song of mine :D )