Tornadoes that spin in the opposite direction of normal tornadoes
An anticyclonic tornado is a tornado which rotates in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere.[1] The term is a naming convention denoting the anomaly from normal rotation which is cyclonic in upwards of 98 percent of tornadoes.[citation needed] Many anticyclonic tornadoes are smaller and weaker than cyclonic tornadoes, forming from a different process, as either companion/satellite tornadoes or nonmesocyclonic tornadoes.[2]
An anticyclonic tornado near Big Spring, Texas on May 22, 2016 captured by storm chaser Aaron Jayjack.
An anticyclonictornado is a tornado which rotates in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern...
supercells, but are weaker and short-lived. Rarely, anticyclonic supercells can also spawn anticyclonictornadoes. Hartmut, Scandinavia: From 25 February – 4...
on Neptune. Anticyclones had also been detected near the poles of Venus. Tropical cyclones portal Anticyclonic storm Anticyclonictornado Atmosphere of...
Overall, the tornado was on the ground for 40 minutes along a 16.2-mile (26.1 km) path. A strong anticyclonic multivortex satellite tornado also formed...
city at only 8 mph (13 km/h); of the seven tornadoes, three of them were anticyclonic; and the tornadoes did not move in a straight line, with most looping...
substantially larger than any tornado that may develop within it, and it is within mesocyclones that intense tornadoes form. Mesocyclones are medium-scale...
anticyclonictornadoes form in association with the mesoanticyclone of an anticyclonic supercell, in the same manner as the typical cyclonic tornado,...
unusual and deadly anticyclonic F4 tornado struck West Bend, Wisconsin. It killed three people, and injured another 53. The tornado was largely unexpected...
low-pressure systems, the wind flow around high-pressure systems are clockwise (anticyclonic) in the northern hemisphere, and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere...
force is not significant in the dust devil itself so dust devils with anticyclonic rotation do occur. Dust devils typically do not cause injuries, but rare...
A fire whirl or fire devil (sometimes referred to as a fire tornado) is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of flame...
satellite tornadoes is not known. Such tornadoes are more often anticyclonic than are typical tornadoes and these pairs may be referred to as tornado couplets...
and the resulting series of tornadoes as a tornado family. The rotation of wall clouds is usually cyclonic; anticyclonic wall clouds may occur with anti-mesocyclones...
capable of producing lightning and other dangerous severe weather, such as tornadoes, hazardous winds, and large hailstones. Cumulonimbus progress from overdeveloped...
for a tornado not associated with a mesocyclone. The Glossary of Meteorology defines a landspout: "Colloquial expression describing tornadoes occurring...
rating. The same supercell spawned an anticyclonic EF1 tornado southeast of Loveland. On May 1, multiple weak tornadoes touched down in and around Spearman...
States in an area known as Tornado Alley. A high number of supercells are seen in many parts of Europe as well as in the Tornado Corridor (es) of Argentina...
"dry thunderstorms") Firestorm Fire whirl, also called firenado and fire tornado Floods Flash flood Coastal flooding Tidal flooding Storm surge Harmful...
The Siberian High (also Siberian Anticyclone; Russian: Азиатский антициклон (Aziatsky antitsiklon); Chinese: 西伯利亞高壓; Pinyin Xībólìyǎ gāoyā) is a massive...
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