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A blossary of tornadoes and related terms.

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Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail ...

Domain: Weather; Category: General weather

The rear flank downdraft or RFD is a region of dry air wrapping around the back of a mesocyclone in a supercell thunderstorm. These areas of descending air are thought to be essential in the ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

An anticyclonic tornado is a tornado which rotates in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. It is simply a naming convention ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

Storm chasing is broadly defined as the pursuit of any severe weather condition, regardless of motive, which can be curiosity, adventure, scientific exploration, or for news professions/media ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

Storm spotting is a specific type of weather spotting in which human observers actively maintain a visual watch of the development and progression of specific weather events while actively relaying ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

A tornado emergency is enhanced wording of tornado warnings used by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States during significant tornado occurrences in highly populated areas. Although ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is an alert issued by weather services to warn that severe thunderstorms with tornadoes may be imminent. It can be issued after a tornado or funnel cloud has been ...

Domain: Weather; Category: Wind

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