GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -tor•na•do (tôr nā′dō), n., pl.-does, -dos. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, esp. in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tornado-A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are nature"s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tornado is a violent whirling wind characteristically accompanied by a funnel shaped cloud extending down from a cumulonimbus cloud that progress in a narrow, erratic path. Rotating wind speeds can exceed 300 mph and travel across the ground at average speeds of 25-30 mph.

Detailed explanation-4: -twister. whirlwind. windstorm. cyclone. storm. tempest. tropical cyclone. typhoon. More items