Are water spouts classed as tornado's once they reach land?

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Are water spouts classed as tornado's once they reach land?

where i live we very rarely see either.

2007-08-23 11:34:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather

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Yes, even though there are some slight differences in the actual formation process of most waterspouts and the Midwest tornadoes, waterspouts meet the definition of a tornado once it touches land. The definition calls a tornado a rapidly rotating column of air extending downward from a cumulonimbus cloud and reaching the ground.

2007-08-24 04:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Water 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes.Because water spout is nothing but a tornado formed over sea suface.

2007-08-25 06:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They are, and here in San Diego the account for a lot of our tornadoes.

2007-08-23 23:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by pegminer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋