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classification of tornadoes
- In tornado: Tornado cyclones, tornado families, and long-track tornadoes
About 90 percent of tornadoes are associated with thunderstorms, usually supercells; this association accounts for many weak and almost all strong and violent tornadoes. The other 10 percent of tornado occurrences are associated with rapidly growing cumulus clouds; these vortices are almost always…
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