Gale vs. Tornado

A gale is a strong wind, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as 34–47 knots (63–87 km/h, 17.5–24.2 m/s or 39–54 miles/hour) of sustained surface winds.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. The windstorm is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology to name a weather system with a low-pressure area in the center around which, from an observer looking down toward the surface of the earth, winds blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern.

A wind with a speed of from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour; 63 to 74 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. Also called fresh gale.

A violently rotating column of air extending from a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground, ranging in width from a few meters to more than a kilometer, with destructive winds up to 510 kilometers (316 miles) per hour or higher. Tornadoes are typically associated with a funnel cloud pendant from a storm's wall cloud, often extending to the bottom of the tornado.

A storm at sea.

A violent thunderstorm in western Africa or nearby Atlantic waters.

often gales A forceful outburst

A whirlwind or hurricane.

The sweet gale.

(meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.

To sing; charm; enchant.

A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone.

To cry; groan; croak.

a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

To talk.

a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted

To call.

To sing; utter with musical modulations.

(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

An outburst, especially of laughter.

A light breeze.

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

A moderate current of air; a breeze.

A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.

A song or story.

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.

The payment of a rent or annuity.

To sale, or sail fast.

To sing.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale