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The word tornado coms from the Spanish word "tornada" meaning thunderstorm and "tornar," meaning "to turn."
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 16y agoIf you are referring to a tornado, which is a funnel shaped mass of spinning debris, "then the term comes from the Spanish word tornado. It is the past participle of the Spanish verb tornar, which means to turn. It also stems from the word tornada, meaning thunderstorm." (weather.com)
If you are referring to the practice of naming hurricanes and/or tropical storms, which originate in the ocean, then the National Weather Bureau compiles a list of names to use for that particular year. If it is a bad hurricane that does a lot of damage, like Hugo,Katrina, and Andrew, then those names are retired and not used again.
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1556, navigator's word for violent windy thunderstorm in the tropical Atlantic, probably a mangled borrowing from Sp. tronada "thunderstorm," from tronar "to thunder," from L. tonare "to thunder" (see thunder). Metathesis of -o- and -r- in modern spelling infl. by Sp. tornar "to twist, turn," from L. tornare "to turn." Meaning "extremely violent whirlwind" is first found 1626
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∙ 8y agoTornadoes do not get actual names as hurricanes do. Usually a tornado is simply referred to by where it occurs. For example the tornado that struck Wichita Falls, Texas in 1979 is known as the Wichita Falls tornado.
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∙ 16y agoThe word "tornado" comes from a form of the Spanish word-- tronada, which means "thunderstorm".
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∙ 9y agoTornadoes are not officially named.
But many tornadoes are known by the places they hit (i.e. the Parkersburg, Iowa tornado, the Oklahoma City tornado)
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Is there a tornado named nakia?
No. Tornadoes do not have names.
What is a specific tornado name?
Unlike hurricanes, tornados are not named.
Do tornadoes have names?
no not like hurricanes tornadoes get named the place where it touchdown like the hallam nebraska tornado or the tri state tornado
Are tornadoes named?
No. Tornadoes are too numerous and happen too quickly to be named. Instead tornadoes are usually referred to by the places they hit, such as the Oklahoma City tornado or the Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado. The only types of storms named are tropical cyclones (e.g. hurricanes).
When did Tornado Chris take place?
There has never been a tornado named Chris as tornadoes don't have names. There was a Hurricane Chris in 1994 and another in 2012.
When was the tornado named tornado?
The first documented use of the word "tornado" was in 1556.
When was tornado named?
Tornadoes are not named as hurricanes are. The first known use of the word "tornado" was in 1556.
Why is tornado alley is named that?
Tornado Alley is named as such because it has the highest incidence of tornadoes in the world.
What was the first tornado of 2006 named?
Tornadoes are not named.
What are the names to all the tornado?
tornadoes are not like hurricanes they dont get named they only get named by the place where the tornado touch down like for example the hallam nebraska tornado or the tri state tornado
What 2 requirements need to be met in order for a tornado to get named?
A Tornado to happen and then it is named after the person that reports it first :-)
What was the name of the dog in the book tornado?
I believe they named the dog "Tornado."
When was tornado bill?
There was never a tornado named Bill as tornadoes do not have names. Two hurricanes named Bill occurred in 2003 and 2015.
Is there a tornado named jade?
No. Tornadoes do not have names.
Is there a tornado named Devika?
No. Tornadoes do not have names.
Is there a tornado named Kathy?
No. Tornadoes do not get names.
Is there a tornado named nakia?
No. Tornadoes do not have names.
