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A tornado is a violent whirlwind, not a solid object that you can touch. There is no definite edge. If you are close enough to be near the edge of the funnel or debris cloud, you will likey be knocked over or picked up by the wind, or killed or injured by debris.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe most common way to die in a tornado is to be hit by flying or falling debris. People have also been killed by falling trees and collapsing buildings. Others have been picked up and thrown. People have died in fires from broken gas lines and overturned stoves and have been electrocuted by power lines. Some have drowned in water from ruptured pipes after being trapped by debris.
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∙ 11y agoIf you are picked up by a tornado you will be carried to another location further down the tornado's path dropped back to the ground where you most likely die on impact if you have not already been killed by debris.
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∙ 10y agoIf you are outside, there is a good chance you will be killed or injured by debris, or knocked down by the winds. If the tornado is strong enough, you could get pulled into it and thrown to your death.
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∙ 13y ago- injure you
- cause permanent disorders like deafness
- leave people homeless or in poverty
- they cause death
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∙ 13y agoPeople who find themselves inside a tornado are often injured or killed unless they are in a sturdy building.
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∙ 12y agoBased on statistics, chances are you will now okay physically, though you may lose some property. However, there is still a chance that you may be seriously injured or killed by a tornado.
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∙ 8y agoYou may be struck y flying debris as you are carried by the wind. The tornado will eventually drop you, and you will most likely be killed or injured upon hitting the ground.
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∙ 13y agochances of living slim
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What happens to an area hit by a tornado?
There will be damage to and structures or vegetation hit by the tornado. Some buildings may be destroyed depending on the intensity of the storm. People may be killed or injured.
Has a tornado ever hit an airport?
Yes. Tornadoes have hit airports. When this happens it often results in heavy damage to airplanes.
Is a tornado hit the barn a sentence or fragment?
"A tornado hit the barn." would be a sentence.
What happens to living and non living things if a tornado happens?
The area in which the tornado happens can erode the area away cause the animals that lived there to have no home or die of the tornado
What happens if tornadoes hit the ground?
It is only when the circulation reaches the ground that it is considered a tornado. Prior to that it is merely a funnel cloud.
Where did the tornado hit last night?
The last tornado to hit the United States as of May 2014 was on April 28th. The tornado hit residents living in the state of Kansas.
Will uvalde tx have a tornado?
It is possible. It is in a region that gets tornadoes fairly regularly, though not as often as northern Texas. However, there is no way of knowing when a tornado will hit the town until it actually happens.
When will Plato Missouri get hit by a tornado?
It is impossible to predict when any given location will be hit by a tornado.
When will a tornado hit London?
It is impossible to predict when the next tornado will hit any given location.
When the last tornado hit Taylor Michigan?
The last tornado to hit Taylor was the summer of 1980.
What happens when a water spout tornado goes on land?
Fair weather (non tornadic) waterspouts usually dissipate once they hit land. A tornadic waterspout just continues on land as a regular tornado.
When did the tornado hit henryville?
The Town of Henryville, Indiana was hit by an EF4 tornado on March 2, 2012.
