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The word tornado is an altered form of the Spanish word tronada, which means "thunderstorm." This in turn was taken from the Latin tonare, meaning "to thunder". It most likely reached its present form through a combination of the Spanish tronada and tornar ("to turn"); however, this may be a folk etymology.[6][7] A tornado is also commonly referred to as a twister, and is also sometimes referred to by the old-fashioned colloquial term cyclone.[8] The term "cyclone" is used as a synonym for "tornado" in the often-aired 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz. The term "twister" is also used in that film, along with being the title of the 1996 film Twister
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What caused hailstone to fall after the first tornado?
it is that it is tornado alley it make a strong storm with ice and then ice comes then tornado
What is the name of the tornado in Tenerife?
There is no specific name for the tornado in Tenerife. Tornadoes are typically not named like tropical storms or hurricanes.
What was the tornado given name in Auckland?
The tornado in Auckland, New Zealand was not given a specific name. It was referred to as the tornado that struck the region on June 26, 2021.
Does every tornado have a name?
No, not every tornado has a designated name. Tornadoes are typically identified by the location, date, and time they occurred. Naming tornadoes is not a standard practice like with hurricanes.
Is it cold inside a tornado or warm?
The air inside a tornado is cooler than its surroundings. This is not due to the wind or the fact that it comes from the sky, but from the fact that the pressure in a tornado is low. As air enters a tornado it is decompressed rapidly, and cools as a consequence. This is predicted by gas laws. In many cases the temperature inside a tornado is less than the dew point, which is why the funnel forms.
