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NOAA NWS, FEMA, and American Red Cross tornado safety and tornado preparedness guide ... A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of 250 mph or more. Damage paths can be in excess...
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www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/
www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/
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Dangerous and terrifying in their appearance, tornadoes cause fear and destruction wherever they occur depending upon intensity of same. Here are some interesting facts about a tornado. Interesting Facts about a Tornado. ... Interesting Facts about a Tornado:; A tornado always rotates either clockwise or counterclockwise.
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www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-a-torna...
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The famous "Tri-state" tornado of March 18, 1925 is the deadliest tornado in the United States. It killed 695 people and traveled at 60-73 mph over a 219 mile long track across parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
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library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00544/english/tornadoes_fa...
library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00544/english/tornadoes_facts.htm
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By Colleen E. Reed HOME ... HOME / ABOUT ME / RESUME / TORNADO LINKS / EDUCATION LINKS / WEB LESSON / WEB QUEST / PICTURES / HYPERSTUDIO / GUEST BOOK...
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oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~cr952291/tornadoes.htm
oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~cr952291/tornadoes.htm
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Tornado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. Tornadoes co...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado
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More on Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale from Infoplease: ... Weather - Infoplease is the world's largest free reference site. Facts on weather, space, astronomy, explorations, inventions, aviation, computers, science, and the Internet.
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www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193170.html
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Pictures and information about thiry-two different shapes, sizes, and colors of tornadoes. ... The Wedge Tornado ... Typical "wedge tornado" is straight on the sides not funnel shaped and has a wide damage path. It's usually as wide, or wider than it is tall. These monsters are not necessarily stronger than funnels or other...
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www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm
www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm
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Tornadoes are rapidly rotating columns of air hanging from cumulonimbus clouds. They generally are observed as tube or funnel-shaped clouds. Ground contact is often of an intermittent nature -- lasting usually less than a couple of minutes in any particular area -- because the tornado skips along.
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climate.ok.gov/tornadosafety/tornadofacts/default.html
climate.ok.gov/tornadosafety/tornadofacts/default.html
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Tornado History, Tornado Historical Photos. Important Historical Tornado Facts ... In Wethersfield Connecticut, August 18, 1787 a well documented tornado outbreak took place with some of the most interesting descriptions of a tornado ever.
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www.tornadochaser.net/history.html
www.tornadochaser.net/history.html
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