Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika

Cyclone, tornado, puting beliung and water spout are atmospheric vortex. Though radius of tornado, puting beliung and water spout is about hundreds of meters, while radius of cyclone may exceed hundreds of kilometres. Tornado formed above land, though tropical cyclone above ocean and dissipates when it moves inland. Putting beliung is local terminology for weak tornado in Indonesia, and water spout is tornado formed above waters (lake or sea).

Differences between cyclone and tornado are mentioned below :

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