Tornado
Aug 06, 2020
In recent years tornadoes have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and have devastated entire communities. The National Weather Service documents about 1000 touchdowns of tornadoes every year in the United States. Additionally, there may be as many as 1000 or more weaker tornadoes each year that touch down in remote areas and thus remain completely undocumented. Fortunately only a small percentage of tornadoes that touch down can be classified as violent.
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A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards. They can also drive straw into trees. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide to 50 miles long. In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide.
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