Tornado Facts

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• A typical tornado only lasts for a few minutes.

• A tornado is as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds.

• There are three main types of tornado; Multiple Vortex, Waterspout and Landspout.
  

  Tornadoes cause an average of 70 fatalities and 1,500 injuries in the U.S. each year.

• Tornadoes are sometimes called “twisters.”

• When tornadoes form over ocean waters they are known as waterspouts.

• Tornado intensity and damage is measured by Fujita scale or the F-Scale.

• The damage path of a tornado is usually less than 1,600 feet wide.

• The most powerful Tornadoes occur in the United States.

• A tornado can last from a few seconds to more than an hour.

• A strong tornado can pick up a house and move it down the block.

• Dust devils are nicknames for miniature tornadoes that occur in desert areas.

• Usually, a tornado’s color matches the color of the ground.

• Tornadoes are most likely to occur between 3 pm and 9 pm, but can occur at any time.

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