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No. It is a common misconception that tornadoes always travel northeast. In truth, while t northeast is the most common direction for U.S. tornadoes, they can travel in any direction.

In one famous case in 1997 an extremely powerful and deadly F5 tornado traveled southwest. The town of Jarrell, Texas was completely devastated.

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