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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air in contact with the surface and a cumuliform cloud base. Tornado formation is caused by the stretching and aggregating/merging of environmental and/or storm-induced vorticity that tightens into an intense vortex. There are various ways this may come about and thus various forms and sub-forms of ...
June 26, 1986 – Hurricane Bonnie makes landfall near High Island in Southeast Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, killing four people in Texas [1] and producing heavy rainfall that causes street flooding. Rainfall peaks at 13 in (330 mm), with many areas picking up at least 10 in (250 mm). [32] Bonnie also spawns four tornadoes in Texas. [33]
Formation of numerous waterspouts in the Great Lakes region. Waterspouts are generally defined as tornadoes or non-supercell tornadoes that develop over bodies of water. [26] Waterspouts typically do not do much damage because they occur over open water, but they are capable of traveling over land.
A large tornado spinning near Morton, Texas, on May 23, 2022. (Marcus Diaz via Storyful) ... When the conditions are right, any thunderstorm or strong rain shower can generate a waterspout.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 December 2024. Vortex or tornado occurring over a body of water For a pipe carrying water from a roof, see Downspout. For regrowth on trees, see Water sprout. For the performance act of regurgitating fluids, see Water spouting. A waterspout near Thailand in 2016 Part of a series on Weather Temperate ...
Tornadoes are common before and after hurricane landfalls. Earlier this season, Hurricane Beryl spawned 68 tornadoes from Texas to Canada. However, even that number is eclipsed by Hurricane Beulah ...
The squall line contains heavy precipitation, hail, frequent lightning, strong straight-line winds, and possibly tornadoes and waterspouts. [14] Severe weather, in form of strong straight-line winds can be expected in areas where the squall line itself is in the shape of a bow echo, within the portion of the line which bows out the most. [15]
Tornadoes or waterspouts are possible. NOAA predicts the hurricane season that began June 1 and runs through Nov. 30 is likely to be well above average, with between 17 and 25 named storms.