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How does a tornado start?

How do tornadoes start?

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    Tornadoes formation starts like this: A change in wind direction and increase in speed creates an invisible, horizontal spinning effect in the lower atmosphere. Then, the rising air within the thunderstorm updraft tilts the rotating air from horizontal to vertical. This creates an area of rotation, 2-6 miles wide, extending through the storm, that can unleash a tornado.

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When cold air goes over hot air, a tornado can form. If the hot air rushes upward at great speed, a tornado will occur.

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When warm and cool air collide

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For a tornado to start, two air masses must meet, a lower one containing warm, humid air and a higher one containing cool, dry air.

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Warm/hot and cool/cold air collide together

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