funnel of tornado

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• Tornado (disambiguation) — A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a funnel shaped cloud. They can mainly come from cumulonimbus clouds. Tornadoes usually come in thunderstorms. Tornado may also refer to: Vehicles * Tornado (sailboat), an Olympic class sailing… …   Wikipedia

• Tornado myths — are common misconceptions and urban legends related to tornadoes. They often deal with tornado safety, the minimization of tornado damage, and false assumptions about the size, shape, power, and path of the tornado itself.afety MythsUsing highway …   Wikipedia

• Tornado — Tornado, 1949 in Kansas (USA) Ein Tornado (spanisch tornar „umkehren, wenden, drehen“, Partizip tornado; tornear „wirbeln, drechseln“), auch Großtrombe, Wind oder Wasserhose, in den USA umgangssprachlich auch Twister genannt, ist ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Tornado alley — Tornado, 1949 in Kansas (USA) Ein Tornado (spanisch tornar „umkehren, wenden“, Partizip tornado; tornear „wirbeln, drechseln“), auch Großtrombe, Wind oder Wasserhose, in den USA umgangssprachlich auch Twister genannt, ist ein kleinräumiger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• tornado — ► NOUN (pl. tornadoes or tornados) ▪ a violently rotating wind storm having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud. ORIGIN perhaps from Spanish tronada thunderstorm …   English terms dictionary

• tornado — [tôr nā′dō] n. pl. tornadoes or tornados [altered (prob. based on Sp tornar, to turn) < Sp tronada, thunder, thunderstorm < tronar, to thunder < L tonare, to THUNDER ] ☆ 1. a violently whirling column of air, with wind speeds of about… …   English World dictionary

• Tornado — This article is about the weather phenomenon. For other uses, see Tornado (disambiguation). For the current tornado season, see Tornadoes of 2011 …   Wikipedia

• tornado — tornadic /tawr nad ik, nay dik/, adj. tornadolike, adj. /tawr nay doh/, n., pl. tornadoes, tornados. 1. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, esp. in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel shaped cloud… …   Universalium

• Funnel cloud — For the album of the same title by Hem, see Funnel Cloud (album). A funnel cloud approaching the ground in Douglas, Oklahoma on May 24, 2008 A funnel cloud is a funnel shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of …   Wikipedia

• Tornado watch — See Severe weather terminology for a comprehensive article on related weather terms. A tornado watch (SAME code: TOA; sometimes referred to as a red box by meteorologists and storm chasers) is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the… …   Wikipedia

• Tornado warning — A tornado warning is an alert issued by government weather services to warn an area that a tornado may be imminent. It can be issued after either a tornado or funnel cloud has already been spotted, or if there are radar indications that a tornado …   Wikipedia