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Which is largest a tornado or a middle-latitude cyclonic storm?
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A a mid-latitude cyclone is larger by far, typically a few hundred miles across.
A tornado is one of the smallest kinds of storm, their size is usually measured in yards rather than miles.
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Is a tornado a cyclone or anticyclone?
Nearly all tornadoes have cyclonic rotation, and all have low pressure, so they are most like cyclones. However, technically they are their own type of storm.
How did the storm of the century form?
It was a cyclonic storm that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 1993.
Is a tropical storm a tornado?
No. A tropical storm is a large cyclonic storm system that forms over warm ocean water and produces winds from 39 to 73 mph. With further strengthening a tropical storm can become a hurricane. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are a very different phenomenon from tropical storms. First and foremost is that a tropical storm is its own storm system while a tornado is a relatively small vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm. Additionally tornadoes usually form on land and are more common in temperate latitudes than tropical.
What is another name for a tropical cyclone or hurricane?
A typhoon or a cyclonic storm.
How is a storm and a tornado similar?
A tornado is a type of storm. A storm is characterized by strong winds, heavy or dangerous precipitation, thunder and lightning, or some combination of those. A tornado produces the fastest winds of any storm on earth.
What storms has the highest wind speed--A Mid-latitude cyclonic storm B-Tornado C- Hurricane D- Thunderstorm?
Of these, a tornado produces the fastest winds.
Is a tornado a cyclone or anticyclone?
Nearly all tornadoes have cyclonic rotation, and all have low pressure, so they are most like cyclones. However, technically they are their own type of storm.
What is a tornado warned storm?
A tornado warned storm is a thunderstorm for which a tornado warning has been issued, meaning that the storm is producing rotation that can spawn a tornado.
How did the storm of the century form?
It was a cyclonic storm that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 1993.
Is a tornado the largest and strongest storm?
The strongest tornadoes produce the fastest winds of any storm on earth, but tornadoes are small compared to most storms.
Is a tropical storm a tornado?
No. A tropical storm is a large cyclonic storm system that forms over warm ocean water and produces winds from 39 to 73 mph. With further strengthening a tropical storm can become a hurricane. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are a very different phenomenon from tropical storms. First and foremost is that a tropical storm is its own storm system while a tornado is a relatively small vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm. Additionally tornadoes usually form on land and are more common in temperate latitudes than tropical.
What is another name for tropical cyclone or hurricanes?
A typhoon or a cyclonic storm.
Is a tornado a type of storm?
A tornado comes from a type of storm called a rotating thunderstorm, but is not a storm, itself.
Is a tornado the second largest storm?
No, as storms go, tornadoes are small. But they can cause very intense localized damage.
Can a storm mix with a tornado?
A tornado does not "mix" with other storms. A tornado is part of a larger parent storm, though.
What is another name for a tropical cyclone or hurricane?
A typhoon or a cyclonic storm.
Can a storm turn in to a tornado?
A storm can't turn into a tornado, it a thunderstorm can produce one.
