do all tornadoes develop from supercells?
2007-10-18 16:39:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Not alway, there has been some that formed on lines of thunderstorms called squall lines, to know where a tornado is look at the radar and if you see a hook on the end of a line, most likely there is a tornado, you can also observe it on Doppler radar as well with the green and red merging, then twisting a little, it is usually a signature of a pending tornado.
2007-10-19 01:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all; but most of the longest-lived tornados might have developed from supercells.
2007-10-21 07:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That's the main cause of tornadoes though. In the Great Plains region there's warm moist air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico and cool dry air coming down from Canada. These opposing air masses are clashing. That's one cause. Another cause is Tropical Cyclones. All tropical cyclones rotate so the rotation causes funnels to develop and touchdown and be classified as tornadoes.
2007-10-18 16:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all of them do.
Best way to detect a tornado near you is...turn your TV to a low channel like #4. This only works with antenna reception. A tornado while it's spinning generates a low frequency output. If the tornado is close your TV picture will turn all white. If you see this...get under something quick...or kiss your a** good-by.
2007-10-18 16:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋