Form both hands into 'L' shapes with your index fingers pointing forward and thumbs pointing up. Point your index fingers toward each other, with one hand slightly higher than the other. Move both hands in a rapid, spiraling circular motion around each other while shifting them across your body to mimic a swirling funnel cloud.
Sign 'tornado', then point outward and sign 'coming' with an urgent, intense facial expression to convey the immediate danger of the storm.
Sign 'tornado', followed by 'house', and then use a strong, forceful motion for the sign 'destroy' to emphasize the storm's impact.
Sign 'tornado', then 'warning', and finish with the sign for 'see' while raising your eyebrows to indicate you are asking a yes/no question.
Sign 'tornado', then point outward and sign 'coming' with an urgent, intense facial expression to convey the immediate danger of the storm.
Sign 'tornado', followed by 'house', and then use a strong, forceful motion for the sign 'destroy' to emphasize the storm's impact.
Sign 'tornado', then 'warning', and finish with the sign for 'see' while raising your eyebrows to indicate you are asking a yes/no question.
You can adjust the size of your spiraling motion and your facial expression. For a massive, highly destructive tornado, make the spiraling motion slightly larger and puff your cheeks to show the intense wind pressure.
No, 'hurricane' is signed differently. While both involve rotating motions, 'hurricane' typically uses 'H' handshapes or a specific two-handed thumb-crossing motion, whereas 'tornado' uses the 'L' or '1' handshapes spiraling around each other to show a funnel.
Generally, you move the spiraling hands from your non-dominant side to your dominant side to show the tornado traveling across the landscape. However, the exact direction can change depending on the specific story you are telling and where the storm is moving in your narrative.
