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Multiple Vortex Tornado


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Multiple Vortex Tornado A tornado in which two or more condensation funnels or debris clouds are present at the same time, often rotating about a common center or about each other. Multiple-vortex tornadoes can be especially damaging.


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