what direction do tornadoes rotate
Only around five percent of tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate clockwise, or anti-cyclonically. In the southern hemisphere, however, most tornadoes rotate clockwise. So, the simple answer to our Wonder Friends' question is no, not all tornadoes twist in the same direction all the time. In the northern hemisphere, tornadoes occasionally rotate clockwise, or anti-cyclonically. These tornadoes tend to be water spouts, non-supercell land tornadoes, or anti-cyclonic whirls around the rim of a supercell's mesocyclone.