tornado

Summary

tornado is a type of meteorological phenomenon^[1]. tornado ranks in the top 5% of type_of_meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,840 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• tornado's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon^[3].
• tornado is a type of meteorological disaster^[4].
• tornado is a type of vortex^[5].
• tornado is a type of meteorological phenomenon^[6].
• tornado is a type of whirlwind^[7].
• tornado's Commons category is recorded as Tornadoes^[8].
• tornado's Unicode character is recorded as 🌪^[9].
• tornado comprises funnel cloud^[10].
• tornado's has cause is recorded as cumulonimbus^[11].
• tornado's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tornado^[12].
• tornado's Commons gallery is recorded as Tornado^[13].
• tornado's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Tornadoes^[14].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• tornado's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• tornado's measurement scale is recorded as Enhanced Fujita Scale^[25].
• tornado's different from is recorded as fire whirl^[26].
• tornado's different from is recorded as Tornado^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

tornado's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon^[3]. Recorded subclass of include meteorological disaster^[4], vortex^[5], meteorological phenomenon^[6], and whirlwind^[7].

Use and Application

tornado comprises funnel cloud^[10].

Influence

Things named for tornado include Twister^[28], a film^[29], directed by Jan de Bont^[30] and BM-30 Smerch^[31], an artillery model^[32].

Why It Matters

tornado ranks in the top 5% of type_of_meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,840 views/month).^[2] tornado has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] tornado is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for tornado include Twister^[28], a film^[29], directed by Jan de Bont^[30] and BM-30 Smerch^[31], an artillery model^[32].