How Does A Tornado Form?

How does a tornado form? A tornado is a rapidly moving column of air that is in contact with the ground and cumulous clouds. Tornados are also referred to as Twisters, whirlwinds or cyclones. The first step of a tornado forming is that cold air coming from Canada and hot air coming from the Gulf of Mexico mix together. Usually the hot air goes on the top and the cold air goes on the bottom because the air is dense. If the ground is hot, the hot air will go to the bottom and the cold air will go to the top. The hot air then to make a hole in the cold air. In this process the air starts to look like a spiral. The hot air rushing up the hole mixes with the cold air and makes an upside-down spiral. This is also known as a tornado. Tornados most