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  1. TORNADO Significado, definición, qué es TORNADO: 1. a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to…. Aprender más.

    • Traducción al Alemán

      traducir tornado: der Tornado. Más información en el...

    • Italiano

      tornado - definizione, significato, pronuncia audio,...

    • Español

      traducir tornado: смерч. Más información en el diccionario...

    • traducir al inglés

      tornado. noun. [ masculine ] / toɾ'naðo/. Add to word list...

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    Condensation funnel

    A tornado does not necessarily need to be visible; however, the extremely low pressure caused by the high wind speeds and rapid rotation usually causes water vapor in the air to condense into a visible condensation funnel. The tornado is the vortex of wind, not the condensation cloud.

    Tornado family

    A single storm may produce multiple tornadoes and mesocyclones. Tornadoes produced from the same storm are referred to as a tornado family. Sometimes multiple tornadoes from distinct mesocyclones occur at the same time. Occasionally, several tornadoes are spawned from the same very large storm. If there is no break in their activity, this is considered a tornado outbreak, although there are various definitions. A period of several successive days with tornado outbreaks in the same general are...

    The Fujita scale and the Enhanced Fujita Scale rate tornadoes by how much damage they cause. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale was an update to the older Fujita scale. The updated scale uses engineered wind estimates and has better damage descriptions. The EF Scale was designed so that a tornado rated on the Fujita scale would get the same numerical r...

    A "tornado watch" is given when the weather conditions look like a tornado could form. A 'PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation)' watch is given when a likely tornado outbreak is to start, many strong tornadoes will form in the area, or an ongoing tornado outbreak is in the works in the area. A "tornado warning" is given if somebody has actually se...

    It is often thought that opening windows will lessen the damage caused by a tornado. While there is a big drop in atmospheric pressure inside a strong tornado, it is unlikely that the pressure drop would be enough to cause the house to explode. Opening windows may actually increase the tornado's damage. A violent tornado can destroy a house whether...

    To keep safe in a tornado, here are some tips people can follow: 1. Go to the lowest floor of the building. Stay close to the center of the building and away from windows, for example, a bathroom with no windows and get into the bathtub. 2. Find a piece of strong furniture or a mattress to go under or hide in a closet and wait until it is over. 3. ...

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  2. tornado nm (ciclón, huracán) tornado n : whirlwind n : La ciudad fue azotada por un tornado categoría cinco, será necesario reconstruirla. The city was hit by a category five tornado and rebuilding will be necessary.

  3. a violent storm with winds whirling around a small area of extremely low pressure, usually characterized by a dark funnel-shaped cloud causing damage along its path. 2. a small but violent squall or whirlwind, such as those occurring on the West African coast. 3. any violently active or destructive person or thing. 4. (often capital)

  4. traducir TORNADO: tornado, tornado [masculine, singular]. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.

  5. Principal Translations. Inglés. Español. tornado n. (weather: whirlwind) tornado nm. Tornadoes destroyed homes in several states last night. Los tornados de anoche han destruido hogares en varios estados.