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Suction Vortex (sometimes Suction Spot)
A small but very intense vortex within a tornado circulation. Several suction vortices typically are present in a multiple-vortex tornado . Much of the extreme damage associated with violent tornadoes (F4 and F5 on the Fujita scale ) is attributed to suction vortices.
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