Curiosity #17 How do Tornadoes actually form?

curiousity (55)in #science • 7 years ago (edited)

Hey Everyone. Welcome again to my curious article series. Today's topic is gonna blow you away... well that was a bad one anyway lets get started.

Lets start from the basic.

What actually is a tornado?

Tornado is the violent and rotating column of air extending from the thunderstorm to the ground with the very high wind speed up to 300 miles/hour. They can nearly destroy anything like large buildings, farms , houses literally up-to 100s of yards. And the horrific part is more than 1000 tornadoes are expected yearly nationwide.

Now we already know that , The real question is

How do Tornado Form?

Tornadoes are created from whats known as "Supercell Thunderstorm". They are not just a normal thunderstorm, they are extremely large thunderstorm. If the wind changes its direction and gain very high speed just as the storm forms ,cold air and warm are combined together. The vortex in the middle starts to tilt which makes the cold air drops and the warm air rises. When the cold air and warm air starts separating and circulating around each other. This gives rise to the Funnel cloud. With enough pressure and weight the funnel cloud is forced down to the ground and the tornado is formed. Well, Now you Know.

The Most Horrific Tornado In the History of US was the "tri-state" Tornado of 1925. It killed 695 and injured 2700 people, destroyed 15000 homes and estimated damage was about 16 million worth of damage which would be $1 billion in today's time.