What Triggers Tornadoes?
On any given day during the United States tornado season, which begins later this month and peaks in May, there’s a good chance that a twister will touch down somewhere in the country. Despite being so common, however, these dangerous and sometimes deadly storms remain shrouded in mystery. Meteorologists know that tornadoes are spawned by thunderstorms, but they don’t know when or if conditions within a storm will produce a twister.
