A multiple-vortex tornado (often shortened to multi-vortex tornado) is a tornado that contains several vortices (called subvortices or suction vortices) revolving around, inside of, and as part of the main …

Many tornadoes contain smaller, rapidly spinning whirls known as subvortices, or suction vortices; but they are not always as clearly visible. Suction vortices can add over 100 mph to the ground-relative …

A tornado which contains several vortices that are called suction vortices or sub-vortices, rotating inside or around as a part of the main vortex is called a multiple-vortex tornado.

Jun 5, 2025 · Multiple-vortex tornadoes are characterized by the presence of multiple subvortices within a single tornado circulation. These subvortices are smaller, rotating columns of air that orbit around …

Meteorologist Orelon Sidney takes an extended look at a mutli-vortex tornado and explains how they happen. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com.

These small embedded vortices—sometimes termed suction vortices—are often found in the most violent tornadoes and may contain the highest wind speeds known (greater than 500 km per hour, or …

A multiple-vortex tornado is a tornado that contains several vortices (called subvortices or suction vortices) revolving around, inside of, and as part of the main vortex.

Tornado scientists now believe that most reports of several tornadoes at once, from news accounts and early 20th century tornado tales, actually were multivortex tornadoes.

Multiple vortices A, B, and B9 are indicated by black (vortex A), pink (vortex B), and green (vortex B9) ellipses. Other possible vortices are indicated with yellow ellipses, but these were not tracked.

Mar 23, 2022 · A multiple-vortex tornado is when two or more tornadoes happen simultaneously in the same storm. Often with a multi-vortex tornado, one or multiple intense sub-vortices will rotate around …