Tornadoes Tornadoes could be one of the most amazing phenomena?s ever, with their destructive power and it?s spontaneous movement it is looked at, as one of the most feared natural disasters ever. The United States is the #1 tornado country in the world. At an average 800 tornadoes a year that is the result of 80 deaths and 1500 injuries. Tornadoes can have damage pathways of one mile wide and 50 miles long. This is because the United …
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…from horizontal to vertical. An area of rotation, 2-6 miles wide, now extends through much of the storm. Most strong and violent tornadoes form within this area of strong rotation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** References: 1.http://search.britannica.com/frm_redir.jsp?query=tornado&redir=http://www.outlook.noaa.gov/tornadoes/ 2. http://www.dem.dcc.state.nc.us/pio/tor.htm 3. http://www.fema.gov/library/tornadof.htm 4. http://members.aol.com/tornadfoto/ 5. http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4232/