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  2. Glossary of tornado terms - Wikipedia

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    Weather map; Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Weather radar; Weather satellite; Weather surveillance radar (WSR) Weatherwise – A photographically adorned general interest weather magazine that frequently publishes articles on tornadoes and other severe weather. Wedge tornado – (slang) Storm chaser slang for a very large tornado. Typically a ...

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  4. Weather radar - Wikipedia

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    Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft Weather (WF44) radar dish University of Oklahoma OU-PRIME C-band, polarimetric, weather radar during construction. Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail etc.).

  5. Tornado touches down in Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz ... - AOL

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    A tornado touched down in the Northern California town of Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon, flipping cars and knocking down power lines, according to authorities.

  6. Winter Storm Cora A Significant Snow And Ice Threat From ...

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    Winter Storm Cora is set to spread a wintry mess of snow and ice across the South. For the latest on this storm, check out our most current forecast here.

  7. What is an Alberta clipper? - AOL

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    Residents of the Midwest, Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast may have heard of the term "Alberta clipper" when a winter storm is rolling through the region, but what is the meteorology behind the ...

  8. Convective storm detection - Wikipedia

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    In the United States and a few other countries, Doppler capable weather radar stations are used. These devices are capable of measuring the radial velocity, including radial direction (towards or away from the radar) of the winds in a storm, and so can spot evidence of rotation in storms from more than a hundred miles (160 km) away. A supercell ...

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