What is a tornado?

A tornado is one type of storm. Yes we have many types of storm but this is just on of them. A tornado is a dark, funnel shaped column of twisting air that extends down from a thunderstorm or a cloud. It usually has lightning, thunder and heavy rain. If it gets close enough to land it can destroy anything in its path. They might be small but they still can be pretty destructive. Tornados are a storm the can kill and injure people, and that happens pretty often.