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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Suction Vortex Suction Vortex The term 'Suction Vortex' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A small but very intense vortex within a tornado circulation. Several suction vortices typically are present in a multiple-vortex tornado. Much of the extreme damage associated with violent tornadoes (F4 and F5 on the Fujita scale) is attributed to suction vortices'. Previous 5 Terms: succession succiferous succinic succiniferous Suction Head Next 5 Terms: Sudden Commencement (SC) Sudden Impulse (SI+ or SI-) Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) sudiform sudoriferous About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.