Tornado
What is Tornado?
The destructive and fast spinning funnel-shaped wind stretches from the thunderstorm to the ground. And it is also called twisters. They are distinguished from tropical storms such as cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes due to their twisting nature. The majority of the world's tornadoes occur in the United States Of America during springtime.
Causes
Scientists aren't exactly sure how or why tornadoes form, but they come from supercell storms with strong updrafts (It means rising warm air).
Duration
Tornadoes can be last for a few seconds up to an hour. Tornadoes can be so powerful that they can uproot trees, lift cars, and tear roofs off houses. And a tornado over water is called a waterspout.
Size
The Diameter of a tornado can be as small as a few meters to cover a kilometre wide.
Speed
Tornadoes can reach speeds of up to 480 km per house! The tornado's speed determines its classification using the 6- point Fujita scale, where F0 is the weakest and F5 is the most actual wind speed.
