2007-05-20 16:45:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It all depends on how strong it is. Weak tornadoes can have a lifespan of just minutes, whereas a strong tornado can last for hours.
2007-05-21 04:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people here that are saying days are wrong. The longest lasting tornadoes have lasted a few hours and tracked over hundreds of miles, but most last only a few minutes. Sometimes it seems like a tornado lasts much longer than they really do because a storm can drop one immediately after the first one dies out.
2007-05-22 08:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tornado can last a long time depending on the way the land is if there are mountains around it will probubly not last very long.But if it is flat than it can last a lot longer hours.
2007-05-21 02:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A strong energetic tornado can last for hours on the ground. The typical storms that produce these are called supercells.
2007-05-20 16:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Invisble 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's one on Jupiter, the Red Spot, that's been around for at least 400 years.
Depending on your definition of tornado.
2007-05-20 18:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the right conditions, several days. But most only last a few hours.
Doug
2007-05-20 16:50:56 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
depending on the storm, hours to maybe a day
2007-05-21 02:30:11 · answer #7 · answered by w_cawley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋