What is the difference between a twister and a tornado?

Tornado and twister mean the same thing. A tornado is commonly referred to as twister. A tornado is a rotating column of air that touches the ground and the clouds above. Tornadoes turn counter clockwise. They come in many shapes and sizes but are commonly seen in the shape of a funnel.

Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, and they are often visible in the form of a condensation funnel originating from the base of a cloud. There are different types of tornadoes, they include the multiple vortex tornado , landspout and waterspout.

Tornadoes are a natural calamity that is responsible for claiming millions of beings and costing billions in damage to property. A tornado, a rotating column of air, can have winds up to 36 mph and destroy everything in its way. Twisters, also a rotating column of air, cause around the same amount of damage. Tornadoes have contact with both the ground, as well as a cumulonimbus cloud. A cloud of dust and debris usually surrounds the base of the tornado that touches the earth.

A tornado or twister, depending upon its size can have wind speeds between 40mph and 360mph. Tornadoes often develop from a class of thunderstorms known as supercells. A tornado dies or dissipates when the downdraft encases the tornadoes and cuts off the air supply. There are three different types of tornadoes: landspout, water spout, and multiple vertexes. A tornado and a twister are almost the same things, and the term twister is ‘slang' term for a tornado, derived from the twisting winds.