pyörremyrsky — meaning in English

English meaning

cyclone noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.
tornado noun A violently spinning column of air that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch the ground, capable of destroying almost everything in its path.
vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its center, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.

pyörremyrsky is used for these senses in English:

cyclone (broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
cyclone (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
cyclone (informal) A strong wind.
tornado (meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
vortex (figuratively) Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.
whirlwind A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
whirlwind (figurative) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.

noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.
noun A tropical storm of this kind, especially one occurring in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.