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Tornadoes
?
Big
shaped
clouds
that
can
through
a
community
and
leave
a
wake
of
.
They
can
in
seconds
,
change
direction
in
a
heartbeat
and
their
can
last
a
lifetime
.
Exactly
how
and
why
tornadoes
is
still
a
bit
of
a
mystery
but
an
indication
that
one
is
forming
is
a
wall
.
Fast
-
moving
roll
air
below
into
a
horizontal
vortex
above
opposing
surface
winds
,
similar
to
a
tube
.
Warmed
by
the
Sun
,
buoyant
air
near
the
ground
begins
to
a
section
of
the
horizontal
vortex
into
a
vertical
position
.
The
vortex
extends
toward
the
.
As
it
picks
up
anything
in
its
path
can
be
ripped
apart
or
thrown
in
the
air
.
Upper
-
level
winds
tilt
the
rotating
called
a
mesocyclone
.
This
allows
a
storm
to
keep
as
warm
air
is
sucked
into
the
storm
away
from
the
cool
.
The
vortex
spins
like
a
,
sometimes
up
to
miles
per
hour
,
and
while
some
tornadoes
move
slowly
,
others
can
travel
over
the
ground
at
speeds
of
110
miles
per
hour
.
The
tornado
ever
recorded
,
the
May
2013
El
Reno
tornado
in
Oklahoma
was
2
.
6
miles
across
.
That's
wider
across
than
Manhattan
!
has
allowed
us
to
identify
essential
ingredients
needed
for
to
form
in
the
US
.
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typically
from
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
,
air
typically
from
Canada
and
air
typically
from
the
Rockies
,
when
these
air
masses
they
create
the
perfect
conditions
for
a
tornado
.
Nearly
three
-
quarters
of
the
world's
tornadoes
occur
in
the
United
States
and
the
season
is
between
May
and
June
.
A
majority
touch
down
in
Tornado
,
a
section
of
the
central
United
States
but
tornadoes
have
been
in
all
50
states
and
on
every
except
Antarctica
.
Tornadoes
are
very
and
you
should
never
underestimate
their
.
The
time
between
a
tornado
warning
and
a
strike
is
at
a
mere
13
minutes
,
giving
residents
little
time
to
seek
.
On
average
tornadoes
killed
people
every
year
in
the
United
States
!
The
tornado
in
history
was
not
in
the
United
States
but
a
tornado
that
ripped
through
Bangladesh
in
,
killing
an
estimated
1
,
300
people
.
We
measure
the
amount
of
to
land
and
property
using
the
EF
,
which
ranks
tornadoes
on
six
different
.
From
zero
a
heavy
breeze
that
can
crops
to
level
five
,
enough
wind
to
up
a
house
.
It's
the
desire
to
better
understand
them
that
sends
into
the
field
year
after
year
in
search
of
answers
that
can
hopefully
save
while
putting
theirs
at
risk
.