Tornado cyclone

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009699",
  "term": "Tornado cyclone",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A mesocyclone that is strong enough and rotating rapidly enough to produce a tornado. This rotating updraft within a supercell thunderstorm provides the necessary conditions for the formation of a tornado. Not all mesocyclones produce tornadoes, but a tornado cyclone is the direct precursor to a tornadic event.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/tornado-cyclone/"
}