#tornadoes

[todays-xkcd]

I hate the unearthly sound my phone makes when the weather service issues a tornado harbinger.

Types of Tornado Alert [Explained]

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[A black and white silhouette of tornado approaching a house and a tree.] Title: Tornado Warning Caption: A Tornado has been detected; take shelter

[Hairbun looking at Cueball whilst pointing at a chart of presumably meteorological data.] Title: Tornado Watch Caption: Conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form

[Cueball looking around, presumably in a state of defense.] Title: Tornado Precaution Caption: Tornadoes happen sometimes, so be ready

[Cueball with a hand to his chin.] Title: Tornado Inkling Caption: No tornadoes yet, but we have a feeling

[Cueball looking up at some cumulus clouds, including a large one that vaguely resembles a funnel.] Title: Tornado Suspicion Caption: Weird clouds have been observed

[Cueball taken aback by two crows on a scythe stuck in a ground next to a human skull while bats fly around in a funnel shape.] Title: Tornado Premonition Caption: Tornado portents and omens have been observed

[Cueball thinking of a tornado.] Title: Tornado Recollection Caption: Tornadoes have occurred in the past

[Cueball sitting on a box in awe.] Title: Tornado Contemplation Cueball: Wow. Caption: Tornadoes are very big and powerful

[nobrashfestivity]

Oldest Known Photograph of a Tornado An unknown photographer inspired legions of tornado-chasers when he captured the earliest known photograph of a tornado. The black-and-white image was taken on August 28, 1884, about 22 miles (45 kilometers) southwest of Howard, South Dakota. Photograph courtesy NOAA

[barometric]

6/16/25 tornado in Wellfleet, NE

[beccawise7]

Tornado captured yesterday, from Storm Chaser eye.of.ty outside of Clear Lake, South Dakota. The power & beauty of this storm are truly breathtaking. ~beccawise7 💜🖤

Here are Ty's words to describe it...

"This is not AI. Yesterday, I witnessed what was probably the most incredible Tornado intercept I'll ever have in my life. Words can't describe the awesome power and experience this truly was. " -eye.of.ty

What an amazing world.

~beccawise7💜🖤

[rottingradiotower]

do you think radio towers make deals with the wind to blow over and spare them?

[weatherstudios]

The F5 Chandler, Minnesota tornado on June 16th, 1992

[kyotoprotocols]

Enid and Braman, Oklahoma tornadoes captured on the 23rd April 2026 (by Daniel Shaw)