The development of a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, most commonly arising when strong vertical wind shear tilts a horizontally rotating air mass into the vertical within a supercell thunderstorm's updraft. Tornado formation remains one of the most locally destructive and least fully predictable processes in atmospheric science.
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Process TypeAtmospheric Circulation 1 Tornado Formation
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Tornadogenesis is the process by which a tornado forms. There are many types of tornadoes, varying in methods of formation.
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