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Ocelot II

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3. Tornadoes usually occur between late afternoon and nightfall, but

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 09:30 AM

Mar 2023

the ones that happen at night tend to be more deadly because people are asleep indoors, and can't prepare for them. Daytime heating provides the energy for tornadoes, and the heat combined with low-level winds after dark causes night-time tornadoes.

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y is it almost always that it seems that tornados strike at nite? [View all] AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 OP

Hurricanes are the same... Chainfire Mar 2023 #1

50-50 chance this time of year Blues Heron Mar 2023 #2

Tornadoes usually occur between late afternoon and nightfall, but Ocelot II Mar 2023 #3

They also usually look for trailer parks to hit padfun Mar 2023 #4

Because temperatures changes have a lot to do with the formation of tornadoes. Srkdqltr Mar 2023 #5