Tornadoes

A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm 

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The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 100 mph.

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Tornadoes can appear as a traditional funnel shape, or in a slender rope-like form.

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In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide.

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Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms. You need warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Alaska

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A funnel cloud is a rotating cone-shaped column of air extending upward from the base of a thunderstorm, that touches the ground

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When a funnel cloud  reaches the ground it is called a tornado.

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 Once the air begins to rise and becomes saturated, it will continue rising to great heights to produce a thunderstorm cloud,

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Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide to 5 miles long.

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The most violent tornadoes come from especially violent thunderstorms called supercells. 

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