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Why do tornadoes create a vacum?

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Note that, contrary to a common misconception, a tornadoes does not produce a complete vacuum , but a partial one, meaning that air pressure is lower, but still present. A tornado is part of the rotating updraft of the storm that produces it. As air is drawn upward into the storm it procues a pressure deficit, which draws more air in. The deficit is enhanced by the tornado's spin. Air approaching the tornado's core tends to get centrifuged out rather than going directly to the center. where pressure is lowest. This pressure deficit cannot be filled until the updraft of the tornado weakens and dissipates.

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