tornadic
Like destructive funnels
Tornadic describes conditions relating to or characteristic of a tornado.
Meteorologists use it to describe storm systems capable of producing tornadoes or weather events involving them: tornadic activity across the Midwest, tornadic thunderstorms.
The term appears frequently in weather forecasts and severe storm warnings to indicate the potential for or presence of tornado formation within a weather system.
Rotating severe thunderstorm
- mesocycloneRotating updraft in supercells
- funnelCone directing flow
- wall cloudRotating lowered cloud base
- updraftUpward air movement
downdraft · cumulonimbus · thunderstorm · squall line · outflow boundary · wind shear · instability · storm cell
Rotating destructive windstorm
- funnel cloudRotating condensation pendant
- waterspoutMarine vortex phenomenon
- landspoutNon-supercell weak tornado
- dust devilSmall rotating wind column
spinning · rotating · whirling · spiraling · cyclonic · anticyclonic · rotation · gyrating
Sudden eruption of trouble
- storm chaserOne who pursues tornadoes
- storm chasingPursuing violent weather phenomena
- Doppler radarMotion-sensing weather instrument
- NWSFederal meteorological agency
Severe widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
shattered · razed · leveled · aftermath · demolished · obliterated · catastrophic · ruined
supercell
Rotating severe thunderstorm
- mesocycloneRotating updraft in supercells
- funnelCone directing flow
- wall cloudRotating lowered cloud base
updraft · downdraft · cumulonimbus · thunderstorm · squall line · outflow boundary · wind shear · instability · storm cell · rotation
twister
Rotating destructive windstorm
- funnel cloudRotating condensation pendant
- waterspoutMarine vortex phenomenon
- landspoutNon-supercell weak tornado
dust devil · spinning · rotating · whirling · spiraling · cyclonic · anticyclonic · rotation · gyrating · churning
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- storm chaserOne who pursues tornadoes
- storm chasingPursuing violent weather phenomena
- Doppler radarMotion-sensing weather instrument
NWS · NOAA · wind speed
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
uprooted · shattered · razed · leveled · aftermath · demolished · obliterated · catastrophic · ruined · scattered
tornadictranquil
Calm and untroubled
placid · serene · settled · stable · undisturbed
- tornado warningImminent vortex notification
- tornado shelterProtected area during cyclones
- tornado watchRotating storm conditions possible
- tornado sirenEmergency weather warning device
- tornado seasonPeriod of frequent cyclones
- tornado alleyFunnel-prone geographic zone