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A tornado that spins in the opposite direction from normal (e.g. clockwise in the northern hemisphere) it is called an anticyclonic tornado.

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Tornadoes are sometimes informally called twisters.

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What comes first in a dictionary tornado or tornado alley?

Tornado would come first. If any term's beginning letters are the same as the whole spelling of another term, the shorter term will come first.


What word means a slang term for a tornado?

"Twister" is a slang term for tornado.


Can you stop a tornado with another tornado?

No, it is not possible to stop a tornado with another tornado. Tornadoes are formed by specific weather conditions in the atmosphere, and introducing another tornado would not have any effect on the existing tornado.


Another name for tornado?

Another name for a tornado is a twister.


Is there a specific term to tornado shelter?

Tornado shelter is the term used. If the shelter is underground then the term storm cellar may also apply.


How is tornado useful?

It's useful to the commerce and enterprises of the neighbouring cities that have not been affected by the tornado. The term "useful" is obviously relative, once the unique usefulness is that. However, nobody wants such usefulness. The term "usefulness" must be changed here to "consequence". I can't imagine how a tornado or another similar event could be useful.


What is Another name for a destructive windstorm?

Tornado


What is another name for a twister?

Tornado, which is the preferred scientific term Some people call tornadoes cyclones, though this is technically incorrect, as a cyclone is a different type of storm. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.


What is the other term of tornado with 6 letter word?

Funnel is a commonly used term, though it is not necessarily a tornado per se.


What is the difference between a twister and a tornado?

There is none; twister and tornado are two words for the same thing. Tornado is the preferred scientific term.


Has a tornado combined with another tornado?

Yes. On rare occasions tornadoes have been known to merge with one another.


Can a tornado produce into another tornado?

Yes. In some cases a large, strong tornado will produce what is called a satellite tornado, which circles the main one.