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Breaking it Down with Brittney - How Tornadoes Form

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TORNADO FORMATION: Have you been wondering these past few days, how tornadoes form and why northeast Wisconsin has seen so many recently?

Meteorologist Brittney Merlot breaks down exactly how a rotating column of air is formed, turned vertical and then touches the ground within a thunderstorm, which we know as a tornado.