Explain what suction vortices are.?

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ANSWER: Many violent tornadoes (with winds exceeding 180 knots) contain smaller whirls that rotate within them. Such tornadoes are called multi-vortex tornadoes and the smaller whirls are called suction vortices. Suction vortices are only about 10 m (30 ft) in diameter, but they rotate very fast and can do a great deal of damage.

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