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

  • Tornado sequence: the tornado appears to be lifting
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  • Tornado (F2) doing extensive damage as it forms dense debris cloud
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  • This tornado has a tall debris swirl below it
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  • A tornado has just touched down and spins up a debris cloud
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  • A tornado stretched by a surge of outflow winds
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  • Close view of a low contrast tapered cone tornado
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  • Overview of classic supercell storm with a tornado
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  • A low-topped supercell in the mountains with a tornado
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  • A rare tornado over a lava field in western Iceland
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  • A low-topped supercell in the mountains with a tornado
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  • Narrowing funnel in the late stage of a tornado
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  • Clouds hide the presence of a strong tornado
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  • Intense tornado camouflaged by low contrast, close-up
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  • Large, violent F3 wedge tornado
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  • A strong tornado which is closer than it looks
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  • Storm with a tornado on its dark updraft base
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  • Lonely farm buildings with a tornado in the background
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  • An elongated tornado, its funnel stretched by outflow winds
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  • This tight debris swirl is an example of tornado vortex dirt clouds
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  • Two simultaneous debris clouds, one from a gustnado, the other a tornado
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