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An F5 tor EF5 tornado can lift up most objects, except for very large buildings and similar objects.
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Can tornadoes pick stuff up?
Yes. Even very weak tornadoes will lift dust and twigs. Stronger tornadoes can lift roofs, garages, barns, and some vehicles. The most violent tornadoes will lift large trucks, train cars, and even well built houses.
What can a tornado lift?
It depends on the strength of the tornado. Weak tornadoes will lift up light objects such as small tree branches. Strong tornadoes have been known to lift up cars, trees, roofs, barns, and sometimes people and animals. Violent tornadoes have been known to lift up and throw heavy construction equipment, well constructed houses, and sometimes larger structures.
Can a tornado pick up an airplane?
Yes. Tornadoes have been known to lift up airplanes.
What is two things that has been nown as to be picked up in a tornado?
Tornadoes have lifted many things. Strong tornadoes have been known to lift up large vehicles, trees, and even buildings.
What kind of weight can tornadoes pick up?
It depends on the intensity of the tornado. Weak tornadoes (EF0 and EF1) can lift some small debris, such as shingles and small roof sections. Strong tornadoes (EF2 and EF3) can easily lift roofs and pieces of wood. Road vehicles may be tossed short distances. Some EF3 tornadoes have been know to lift trees into the air. Violent tornadoes (EF4 and EF5) have been known to lift very large and heavy objects including trains, buildings, and heavy construction equipment.
Do tornadoes pick up anything in their way?
No. Most tornadoes are not strong enough to lift very heavy objects. Very violent tornadoes can pick up structures such as houses and churches but even tornadoes like that only produce such winds along a relatively small portion of the damage path.
Can tornadoes pick stuff up?
Yes. Even very weak tornadoes will lift dust and twigs. Stronger tornadoes can lift roofs, garages, barns, and some vehicles. The most violent tornadoes will lift large trucks, train cars, and even well built houses.
What can a tornado lift?
It depends on the strength of the tornado. Weak tornadoes will lift up light objects such as small tree branches. Strong tornadoes have been known to lift up cars, trees, roofs, barns, and sometimes people and animals. Violent tornadoes have been known to lift up and throw heavy construction equipment, well constructed houses, and sometimes larger structures.
Can a tornado suck up people?
Tornadoes can lift people up, but they usually are thrown out of the vortex before being carried very high. Most of the people killed in tornadoes are struck or crushed by debris.
Can a tornado pick up an airplane?
Yes. Tornadoes have been known to lift up airplanes.
How many pounds can a tornado lift up?
The strongest can pick up anything from buses, cars, small buildings, houses, and even trains! In the late 1800s, there was a record of a thin EF5 tornado and charging at a train in Minnesota. The tornado was recorded to lift up the 60-tonne train 30 meters high in the sky and throwing it 80 ft away into a ditch.
Tornadoes pick up dirt and what else?
It varies depending on where the tornado goes and how strong it is. In addition to dirt even weak tornadoes can pick up pieces of vegetation and any light, loose objects that happen to be in their path. Stronger tornadoes can pick up light vehicles, roofs, and outbuildings. The very strongest tornadoes can lift virtually anything, including whole trees, well-constructed houses, train cars, and even pieces of asphalt.
What is two things that has been nown as to be picked up in a tornado?
Tornadoes have lifted many things. Strong tornadoes have been known to lift up large vehicles, trees, and even buildings.
Why is a tornado able to suck up anything in its path?
Most tornadoes cannot "suck up" much more than small objects. Tornadoes can suck in and lift objects as the low pressure pulls air inward at great speed. In the tornado air then travels upward rapidly, often carrying some objects with it.
What kind of weight can tornadoes pick up?
It depends on the intensity of the tornado. Weak tornadoes (EF0 and EF1) can lift some small debris, such as shingles and small roof sections. Strong tornadoes (EF2 and EF3) can easily lift roofs and pieces of wood. Road vehicles may be tossed short distances. Some EF3 tornadoes have been know to lift trees into the air. Violent tornadoes (EF4 and EF5) have been known to lift very large and heavy objects including trains, buildings, and heavy construction equipment.
Can tornadoes jump?
On occasion tornadoes have been known to lift and touch down again.
What was no physical labor?
When they don't have to lift up on anything that heavy...
