Definition of gustnado in US English:
gustnado
nounPlural gustnadoes, Plural gustnadosɡəstˈnādōɡəstˈnādō
A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
Example sentencesExamples
- That same day, Bobby Prentice had two side and the rear van's windows blown in by a gustnado north of Atwood, Kansas on Wednesday.
- The gustnado typically forms along the leading edge of a thunderstorm outflow boundary called a gust front.
- This tornado, like the others, gusted out, and we continued to watch a series of gustnados form after the main tornado in the outflow region of the storm.
- I did sell some nice video of the gustnado and hail at the farmer's house to The Weather Channel.
- As we raced westward to intercept, we came across a gust front with a number of gustnados.