Watch clouds transforming into tornadoes

Watch clouds transforming into tornadoes

The destructive power of tornadoes is shown in a sequence of twisters moving across rural and urban landscapes.
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    The vortex and the updraft move as a coupled system, drawing warm, unstable air from all around the region and moving it upward in expanding spirals. The tornado as seen from the ground is located at the very tip of the cone.
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