Tornado safety Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
safety precautions made before the arrival of and during a tornado
About Tornado safety
A tornado is a spinning column of very low-pressure air, which sucks the surrounding air inward and upward. They generate high winds (often 100-200 miles/hour) and can lift heavy objects into the air, carrying them as the tornado moves. They begin as funnels descending from storm clouds, and become "tornadoes" when they touch the ground. Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes develop very quickly, giving little advance warning that one is coming (minutes at most), but they are also very short-lived, likewise lasting only a matter of minutes each. They frequently occur in clusters, with several tornadoes striking an area around the same time. Compared to acyclone(hurricane or typhoon), a tornado is much more concentrated. While cyclones are generally at least dozens of miles across and sometimes
Tornado safety Travel Guide Sections
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