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A blossary of tornadoes and related terms.

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A tornado family is a series of tornadoes spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm. These families form a line of successive or parallel tornado paths and can cover a short span or a vast distance. ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

A tornado emergency is enhanced wording of tornado warnings used by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States during significant tornado occurrences in highly populated areas. Although ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft.[1] For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

Storm spotting is a specific type of weather spotting in which human observers actively maintain a visual watch of the development and progression of specific weather events while actively relaying ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

Storm chasing is broadly defined as the pursuit of any severe weather condition, regardless of motive, which can be curiosity, adventure, scientific exploration, or for news professions/media ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

A satellite tornado is a tornado that rotates around a larger, primary tornado and interacting with the same mesocyclone. Satellite tornadoes occur apart from the primary tornado and are not ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

The rear flank downdraft or RFD is a region of dry air wrapping around the back of a mesocyclone in a supercell thunderstorm. These areas of descending air are thought to be essential in the ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

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