The tornado was accidental.
This was something that hadn't been anticipated.
The control center, located underground where it wouldn't be affected, relied on screens to observe the experimental equipment. Initially, airflow around the device was detected, indicating the experiment's success. The staff in the control room cheered before they could completely understand the implications, and didn't realize it would turn into a tornado.
It wasn't until the tornado grew larger that the control center recognized the problem and immediately shut off the high-energy beam, causing the tornado to gradually subside.
Conditions for forming a tornado didn't exist within dozens of kilometers around the experimental apparatus, as the area wasn't a plain—it was obstructed by many high mountains, rich in number, and even if a tornado did form, it couldn't have spread very far.
The tornado wasn't part of the plan, nor was it of any concern.