what's the difference between a twister and a tornado?

Answer 1

They are the same thing. Twister is just another word for tornado.

Answer 2

Different areas of the country use different words to describe the same weather event. Tornadoes are often referred to as twisters, cyclones, or funnels. Tornado is the correct meteorological term. In meteorology, cyclone refers to anything that turns in a cyclonic fashion. One can call a tropical storm a cyclone and is correct in the sense that tropical systems do turn in a cyclonic fashion where as a tornado can turn either cyclonically or anti-cyclonically. In Meteorology a funnel is a cloud that extends from a cumulonimbus cloud and rotates but does not reach the ground. By definition a tornado is a rotating column of air extending from a cumulonimbus cloud and is in contact with the ground. That is why it is redundant to say a tornado is on the ground since by definition, it has to be on the ground. Twister is just mid west slang for a tornado that has become popular since the movie by that name was made in the mid 90s.

Answer 3

a twister is a tornado a tornado is a twister a twister is also a lolipop a very good lolipop

Answer 4

"twister" is a middle-American slang expression for a tornado.

Answer 5

Nuttin' honey.

Twister is either an awful fruit drink (in my opinion) or is slang for Tornado (therefore, is the same thing).

Answer 6

nothing just that Asia call them typhoons or twisters USA calls em tornadoes and Aussies call em tornadoes to names why do we bother

Answer 7

They are the two sides of the same coin.Only spelling difference.

Answer 8

the word