Tornadoes

What Is a tornado?

A tornado is something that comes after a thunderstorm

dissolves into a spinning tornado it can spin

as fast as it can and it can go through building and other things.

How do tornadoes form?

Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms.

How long and strong is a tornadoes?

Once a tornado hits the ground it may live for

as little as a few seconds or as long

as three hours. The average twister is about

660 feet 200 meters wide and moves about 30

miles 50 kilometers an hour.

How many people have survived a tornado strike?

The massive EF5 tornado that struck the

city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011

killed 158 people and left over 1,000 injured.

"The Joplin tornado is the deadliest since

modern record keeping began in 1950 and is

ranked 7th among the deadliest tornadoes in

U.S. history the news says on a fact sheet. May 20, 2019.

What is a EF5?

A EF5 is the levels of a tornado.  tornadoes

have more levels like EF0 that can do know

damage it has EF1 that can do a little bit of

damage and it also has EF2 that can do a

big amount of damage and it has

EF3 EF4 EF5  they are very powerful.