Do tornados depend upon cloud patterns?
Tornado is the word used to describe the weather pattern in the Pacific region, that in the Atlantic region is called a hurricane. A tornado/hurricane is a stronger or more violent version of the weather patterns common in UK latitudes associated with a depression (area of low pressure). A mass of damp air rises and condenses to form clouds of particular forms, including cumulonimbus. These enormous clouds have huge up drafts and down drafts – there is a huge amount of energy in these clouds. they can extend vertically through tens of thousands of feet. The moving air forms both the cloud pattern and the storm, or damage caused by the storm. The characteristic rotation of tornados can be seen on satellite photographs.
