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Descriptor English: Tornadoes
Descriptor Spanish: Tornados
Descriptor tornados
Entry term(s) torbellino de polvo
Scope note: Columna giratoria de aire que se extiende desde una tormenta hasta el suelo. Los tornados producen habitualmente un rastro de daños de varias millas de largo por 100 yardas o menos de ancho.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tornados
Descriptor French: Tornades
Entry term(s): Dust Devil
Dust Whirl
Sand Whirl
Tornado
Tornados
Tree number(s): G16.500.750.775.745
N06.230.100.230.850
SP8.190.270.620.713.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055869
Scope note: Rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes generally produce damage paths of 100 yards wide or less, with path lengths of a couple miles.
Annotation: coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
HI history
MO mortality
PC prevention & control
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Disasters (1972-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see NATURAL DISASTERS 1990-2008
History Note: 2009; use DISASTERS 1990-2008
DeCS ID: 53357
Unique ID: D055869
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Tornadoes - Preferred
Concept UI M0014525
Scope note Rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes generally produce damage paths of 100 yards wide or less, with path lengths of a couple miles.
Preferred term Tornadoes
Entry term(s) Dust Devil
Dust Whirl
Sand Whirl
Tornado
Tornados



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