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• A whirling mass of air in the form of a column or spiral. It need not be oriented vertically but, for example, could be rotating around a horizontal axis.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Vortex. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vortex.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Vortex. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vortex (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Vortex." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/vortex.

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