Geneva's sports teams are called the Golden Tornadoes.

Tornadoes are much more common from January to March in the southern part of the state, and from February through March in the northern part of the state.

* 2007 – Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 ; eight of the deaths are at a high school in Enterprise, Alabama.

Tornadoes are rare in Maine, with the state averaging fewer than two per year, mostly occurring in the southern part of the state.

Tornadoes are extremely rare but have happened with the most notable one happening just outside of Yellowknife that destroyed a communications tower.

Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, but they are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris and dust.

Tornadoes occurring in these conditions are especially dangerous, since only weather radar observations, or possibly the sound of an approaching tornado, serve as any warning to those in the storm's path.

Tornadoes emit widely on the acoustics spectrum and the sounds are caused by multiple mechanisms.

Tornadoes are also not the only source of such sounds in severe thunderstorms ; any strong, damaging wind, a severe hail volley, or continuous thunder in a thunderstorm may produce a roaring sound.

Tornadoes vary in intensity regardless of shape, size, and location, though strong tornadoes are typically larger than weak tornadoes.

Tornadoes are most common in spring and least common in winter, but tornadoes can occur any time of year that favorable conditions occur.

Tornadoes are focused in the right front quadrant of landfalling tropical cyclones, which tend to occur in the late summer and autumn.

Research programs, including field projects such as the VORTEX projects ( Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment ), deployment of TOTO ( the TOtable Tornado Observatory ), Doppler On Wheels ( DOW ), and dozens of other programs, hope to solve many questions that still plague meteorologists .< ref name =" field programs history "> Universities, government agencies such as the National Severe Storms Laboratory, private-sector meteorologists, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research are some of the organizations very active in research ; with various sources of funding, both private and public, a chief entity being the National Science Foundation.

Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris and dust.

Tornadoes can be found along waves within a line echo wave pattern, or LEWP, where mesoscale low pressure areas are present.

Tornadoes and hurricanes often inflict serious damage on trailer parks, usually because the structures are not secured to the ground and their construction is significantly less able to withstand high wind forces than regular houses.

Tornadoes are rare, but severe thunderstorms can bring strong winds which can down trees and power lines, as well as cause hail.

Tornadoes are a constant danger during the spring, summer and fall ; the city's tornado activity is slightly below the Alabama state average, but 79 % above the U. S. average.

Tornadoes are a more common occurrence in the area, although not usually as severe as the those that occur in the midwest United States.

Tornadoes that are this disastrous are very rare in the Netherlands.

Tornadoes are possible from spring to fall.

The City of Lamesa is served by the Lamesa Independent School District, which includes Lamesa High School, and Lamesa Middle School, whose school mascots are the Golden Tornadoes and the Whirlwinds, respectively.

Tornadoes that form in this way are often classified as weak tornadoes and last for less than 10 minutes.

Tornadoes often begin as funnel clouds with no associated strong winds at the surface, and not all funnel clouds evolve into tornadoes.

Tornadoes have caused loss of life and property damage in Drumright on at least two occasions: on April 2, 1956, when five people were killed and several homes, a school, and the public library were damaged ; and on June 8, 1974, when 12 people were killed, a nursing home was destroyed, and about 100 homes were damaged or destroyed.

In 1959, at the age of twelve, James formed what would be recognized as his first official band " The Tornadoes ".

Dick Rauch also returned to the fold, resuming his position as head coach. Based at Boston's Braves Field, the Bulldogs nonetheless had a two-game swan song in their old stomping grounds, defeating both the Buffalo Bison on October 27 at Minersville Park and the Newark Tornadoes on October 29 at Mitchell Field.

The Tornadoes played their home games at Knights of Columbus Stadium.

On October 3, the Tornadoes held the Staten Island Stapletons to a scoreless tie at Thompson Stadium.

Tadcaster Tornadoes Basketball Team play in the Leeds Basketball League ( Mens ) and are based at the Tadcaster Leisure Centre.

The eclectic Born to Laugh at Tornadoes ( 1983 ) had even more guest musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne rapping over electro, Mitch Ryder belting out a techno-rockabilly number, Mel Tormé crooning an odd ballad about asphyxiation, and an abstract funk piece called " Man vs. the Empire Brain Building ".

* 1983: " Born to Laugh at Tornadoes "-Was ( Not Was ) ( Producer, Bass.

Tornadoes in winter may be more dangerous, since they tend to move faster than tornadoes at other times of the year.

This was followed by a caroling tour, on which he played songs from The Singing Saw at Christmastime and selected tracks from Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes for free wherever fans invited him to play.

The Booker T. Washington Tornadoes won the FHSAA Class 4A Football State Championship against the Nease Panthers at the Florida Citrus Bowl with Tim Harris as head coach.

Tornadoes do not form in valleys.

Tornadoes can be detected before or as they occur through the use of Pulse-Doppler radar by recognizing patterns in velocity and reflectivity data, such as hook echoes, as well as by the efforts of storm spotters.

Tornadoes which occur near the time of sunset can be many different colors, appearing in hues of yellow, orange, and pink.

Tornadoes also occur across northeastern Mexico.

Tornadoes may also occur without wall clouds, under flanking lines, and on the leading edge.

Tornadoes have been known to occur during this time period, the most notable recent example being in 1999 when an F2 tornado struck downtown Salt Lake City, causing extensive damage and resulting in one death.