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Bookmark or Share- Severe Weather 101: Tornado Basics - NOAA National Severe Storms LaboratoryA 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.
- Tornado | Definition, Formation, Characteristics, Videos, & Factstornado, a small-diameter column of violently rotating air developed within a convective cloud and in contact with the ground. Tornadoes occur most often in association with thunderstorms during the spring and summer in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Tornadoes - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDownload Image. Tornadoes usually only last a few minutes. However, some of these rapidly rotating columns of air can potentially last more than an hour and travel dozens of miles. Most of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States, and they are most common between April and June.
- Maps: Where the Tornadoes Struck, Destroying Buildings and HomesThe animation below shows the storm system’s movement and is based on satellite imagery and radar data. The yellow tracks are estimates of tornado paths, and white areas show precipitation from...
- Tornadoes 101 | National Geographic - YouTubeTornadoes are some of the most destructive forces of nature. Learn how tornadoes form, how they are rated, and the country where the most intense tornadoes o...
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