A whirlwind is any kind of vertical wind vortex.
Whirlwind may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters Whirlwind (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain The Black Whirlwind, a Jade Empire video game character Marilyn Whirlwind, in the television show Northern Exposure Whip Whirlwind, a former identity of DC Comics character Max Mercury Whirlwind, a playable unicorn/dragon hybrid in the Skylanders video game franchise
Film and television The Whirlwind (serial), a 1920 American film serial directed by Joseph A. Golden The Whirlwind (1933 film), an American Western Whirlwind (1941 film), a Spanish film Whirlwind (1951 film), an American Western directed by John English starring Gene Autry Whirlwind (1953 film), an Iranian film Whirlwind (1964 film), a Japanese historical drama film Whirlwind (1988 film), a 1988 Soviet action film directed by Bako Sadykov The Whirlwind (TV series), a 2024 South Korean political drama "Whirlwind", an episode in the documentary series The World at War "The Whirlwind" (The Punisher), an episode of the television series The Punisher
Music Whirlwind (band), a Sri Lankan rock band Whirlwind (Andrew Gold album), 1980 Whirlwind (Lainey Wilson album), 2024 The Whirlwind (album), by Transatlantic, 2009 Whirlwind, an album by Maddie Poppe, 2019 Whirlwinds, an album by Deodato, 1984 "Whirlwind", a song by Broder Daniel, 1998 "Whirlwind", a song by Roxy Music from Siren, 1975
Roller coasters WhirlWind (Seabreeze), a roller coaster at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York Whirlwind, the former name of the roller coaster Bocaraca Whirlwind, a roller coaster at the defunct Olentangy Park Whirlwind, a spinning roller coaster at Waldameer & Water World in Erie, Pennsylvania
Other arts, entertainment and media Whirlwind (novel), a 1986 novel by James Clavell The Whirlwind (newspaper), a satirical British weekly published in 1890 and 1891 Whirlwind (pinball), a pinball machine made by Williams
Aviation Westland Whirlwind (fighter), a Second World War, twin-engined fighter plane Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), a helicopter Butterworth Westland Whirlwind, a replica of the Westland Whirlwind fighter Wright Whirlwind, a series of aircraft engines
Places Whirlwind, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community Whirlwind Inlet, an ice-filled inlet along the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica Whirlwind Glaciers, four prominent converging glaciers which flow into the west side of Whirlwind Inlet Whirlwind Peak, a mountain in Canada
Ships HMS Whirlwind, the name of two British Royal Navy destroyers USS Whirlwind, the name of two United States Navy patrol vessels Whirlwind (yacht), a yacht which attempted to qualify for the 1930 America's Cup
Sports Nickname Robert Walter Johnson (1899–1971), African-American physician, college football player and football and tennis coach nicknamed "Whirlwind" Jimmy White (born 1962), English snooker player nicknamed "The Whirlwind" Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), Welsh snooker player nicknamed "The Whirlwind"
Teams Boston Whirlwinds, a former basketball team Paterson Whirlwinds, the original name of the former basketball team the Paterson Crescents Wandsworth Whirlwinds, a rugby league club in London West Texas Whirlwinds, a basketball team Zhejiang Whirlwinds, a Chinese basketball club
Other uses Operation Whirlwind, a failed 1991 Croatian Army offensive in the Croatian War of Independence Whirlwind I, a pioneering, Cold War, real-time computer developed for the United States Navy Whirlwind mill, a pulverizing machine Whirlwind Recordings, a London-based independent record label Whirlwind USA, an American audio equipment manufacturer
See also Tourbillon (disambiguation), French for whirlwind Reap the whirlwind (disambiguation) Wirbelwind, German for whirlwind, a World War II anti-aircraft vehicle