Meaning of super outbreak | Babel Free
Definitions
A large tornado outbreak involving more than fifty tornadoes within a 24-hour period.
Examples
“Cycloidal ground marks were replete in the super-outbreak. Figure 3.35 illustrates the small cycloidal swaths of the Anchor, Illinois, tornado and the giant cycloidal swaths of the Homer Lake, Indiana, tornado.”
“The tornado Super Outbreak of 2011 was the largest in US history. From April 26 to April 28, more than 300 tornadoes spun across the eastern United States.”
“In the following months, careful analysis of all the damage led Dr. Fujita and other experts to determine that the Xenia tornado was in fact the worst of all the 148 Super Outbreak tornadoes.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.