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Yes. People have been picked up by tornadoes. Violent tornadoes can pick up objects far larger and heavier than people.
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Could anyone been picked up by a tornado?
Yes. People have been picked up by tornadoes and sometimes carried great distances. However, no person has been carried more than a quarter mile and lived.
Can you get lung problems from breathing in the air from a tornado?
Yes you could. You could inhale the debris that the tornado picked up. You would have to be relatively close, though.
What is in a tornado?
A tornado is made up of violently rotating air. It often contains moisture that has condensed as well as dust and sometimes debris that the tornado has picked up.
Dirt and other material that is picked up by a tornado is called what?
Debris.
What does a tornado do to a rubber raft?
A rubber raft would be easily picked up, even by a weak tornado. A strong tornado could easily carry such a raft several miles. There is a good chance that the raft would be shredded by debris.
Why is cars a unsafe place to be during a tornado?
the cars can get picked up by the wind
Can you survive if you get sucked into a tornado?
If you are picked up by a tornado it is most likely that you will be thrown by it and most likely die on impact. However, in a few cases people have survived being carried by tornadoes with only minor injuries.
Do people live if they get picked up by tornado?
Not usually, though there have been some survivors.
Can someone survive being picked up and tossed by an F5 tornado?
It has happened on a few occasions. But generally your chances of survival are low if such a strong tornado picks you up.
How much weight can a tornado carry?
The heaviest object known to have been picked up by a tornado was an oil tank that weighed 90 tons.
Can you survive a tornado while strapped to a pole?
Probably not. Most people killed by tornadoes are struck by debris, not picked up and thrown. Strapping yourself to a pole leaves you exposed and is perhaps the worst thing you could possibly do in a tornado.
Can a tornado pick up neiman marcus last call 206?
It is unclear exactly which franchise this question refers to, but the first result of an internet search appears to be a store in Allen, Texas. This structure appears too large to be picked up by a tornado, but could still be completely leveled by a tornado of EF4 or EF5 strength.
