Tornadoes: Stock photos of tornadoes of all shapes, sizes and intensities. The tornado life cycle, stages, and associated cloud features (mesocyclone) are included here.

  • A tornado at peak strength
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  • After a weak phase the tornado strengthens
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  • Close view of a slender, curved tornado at twilight
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  • Snaky tornado in softly colored sunset sky
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  • Looped and knotted tornado, in a weak phase
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  • Tornado funnel, narrowing and becoming curved
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  • Tornado over open country at twilight
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  • A tornado backlit at twilight in open country
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  • Mature tornado with lobes on the funnel
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  • Tornado over a remote road at dusk
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  • A tornado passes over a remote landscape
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  • Truck traffic continues despite a tornado
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  • Wide view of tornado on circular lowered cloud base
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  • The spinning air column (actual tornado) has touched down here
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  • A tornado’s condensation funnel, tapering to a needle
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  • Overview of a tornado with conical funnel
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  • Developing tornado with elongating funnel
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  • Distant strong tornado below wall circular cloud
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  • Tornado approaches rural road
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  • Tornado moves over farmstead
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