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   tornado

   /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/

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   • 1. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
   • ▪ a person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion: "teenagers caught up in a tornado of sexual confusion"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a violent thunderstorm of the tropical Atlantic Ocean): perhaps an alteration of Spanish tronada ‘thunderstorm’ (from tronar ‘to thunder’) by association with Spanish tornar ‘to turn’.

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   What is a tornado in physics?

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   How do tornadoes work?

   • A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Because wind is invisible, it is hard to see a tornado unless it forms a condensation funnel made up of water droplets, dust and debris. Tornadoes can be among the most violent phenomena of all atmospheric storms we experience.

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   Why are tornadoes so dangerous?

   • Tornadoes are one of the most violent and dramatic weather types on the planet and demonstrate the awesome destructive power of our turbulent atmosphere. What is a tornado? A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that reaches between the base of a storm cloud and the Earth's surface.

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   What is a tornado in a thunderstorm?

   • Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Also known as twisters, tornadoes are born in thunderstorms and are often accompanied by hail. Giant, persistent thunderstorms called supercells spawn the most destructive tornadoes.

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   What does a tornado look like?

   • A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. It's often portended by a dark, greenish sky. Black storm clouds gather. Baseball-size hail may fall. A funnel suddenly appears, as though descending from a cloud.

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   How do tornadoes occur?

   • A tornado often occurs as this happens or shortly afterwards; first, a funnel cloud dips and in nearly all cases by the time it reaches halfway down, a surface swirl has already developed, signifying a tornado is on the ground before condensation connects the surface circulation to the storm.

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