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50 Amazing Tornado Facts


50 Amazing Tornado Facts - Live Science

Here, learn more about tornadoes, how we define them and which have been the biggest, deadliest and costliest twisters in recorded history.

Tornado Facts and History - StormAware - MO.gov

Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Some ... incredible (EF5). Tornado History. Missouri accounts for six of the 30 ...

20 amazing facts you didn't know about tornadoes and hurricanes

Interesting facts about tornadoes · 1. Tornadoes can form in any month of the year, not just during “tornado season” · 2. Tornadoes can happen ...

Tornado Facts! - National Geographic Kids

2) The winds of a tornado can reach speeds of up to 480km per hour – that's strong enough to peel the roofs off houses, uproot trees and hurl heavy objects, ...

50 Amazing Tornado Facts - Live Science

1925 is the deadliest tornado year on record in the United States, with 794 people killed by twisters. Nearly 700 were killed on March 18 of that year.

Tornadoes: Facts, FAQs, and how to help - World Vision

The hard-hit areas included parts of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Nebraska and Oklahoma alone, 50 tornadoes ravaged ...

Tornado facts and information - National Geographic

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long.

20 Informative And Fun Tornado Facts For Kids And Students

The whirling winds can reach a speed of 300 miles per hour and damage an area around 50 miles long and one mile wide. They hit quickly without ...

44 Extreme Tornado Facts and Trivia | FactRetriever

44 Extreme Tornado Facts · The low air pressure of a twister can literally pull a person's eardrum outward. · Tornadoes usually don't kill people.

Fun Tornado Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about Twisters

Tornado Facts For Kids · A tornado is a rapidly spinning tube of air that touches both the ground and a cloud above. · Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters.

12 Powerful Facts About Tornadoes - Mental Floss

12 Powerful Facts About Tornadoes · 1. The ingredients for a tornado include wind shear, heat, moisture, and force. · 2. Tornadoes occur almost ...

Ten Amazing Facts About Tornadoes, Explained | Smithsonian

Ten Amazing Facts About Tornadoes, Explained · Supercell thunderstorms are responsible for creating tornadoes · The strongest winds of the tornado ...

Tornado Facts For Kids – Fun Earth Science | Cool Kid Facts

Tornado Facts For Kids Ready for some fun tornado facts? A tornado is ... Tornado damage tracks can be more than one mile broad and 50 miles long. The ...

Interesting Facts on Tornadoes - The Fact Site

Interesting Facts on Tornadoes ... The majority of America's twisters touch down in an area known as "Tornado Alley". ... Each year about a thousand ...

Ten Surprising Facts About Tornadoes - YouTube

North America is the tornado capital of the world, with over 1000 touching down every year. But for everything we know about tornadoes, ...

Tornado Safety - National Weather Service

Although tornadoes are most common in the Central Plains and the southeastern United States, they have been reported in all 50 states. This website is designed ...

Tornado - Wikipedia

The most extreme tornadoes can attain wind speeds of more than 480 kilometers per hour (300 mph), can be more than 3 kilometers (2 mi) in diameter, and can stay ...

10 tornado facts you might not know - AccuWeather

1. 1925's Tri-State Tornado is considered the deadliest in U.S. history. · 2. Widest recorded tornado struck on May 31, 2013. · 3. Worst tornado outbreak on ...

11 Facts About Tornadoes - DoSomething.org

Damage paths of tornadoes can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.^[Missouri State. "Tornadoes." Missouri State Emergency Management ...

Tornado Definition - National Weather Service

Winds of a tornado may reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Strong downburst (straight-line) winds ...