Lots of times, yes. they also can suck you in and kill you that way, but that is less common.
They make buildings collapse on them and causes flying debris to hit them.
In addition to damaging and destroying property, tornadoes can kill or injure the people themselves. This is mainly due to flying and falling debris in the tornado.
Tornadoes can kill or injured people, mostly with flying debris. People also often suffer financial loss due to damaged or destroyed property, crops, and livestock.
Most people killed in tornadoes are struck by or crushed under flying or falling debris.
In the United States, there is an average of about 60 people that die every year due to tornadoes. Most deaths are caused by flying/falling debris.
Tornadoes can kill through direct impact, such as flying debris or collapsing structures, as well as from the high winds causing blunt-force trauma. In addition, tornadoes can also cause injuries or fatalities due to fires, flooding, or hazardous materials released during the storm.
People injured in tornadoes are usually hit by flying or falling debris, which is also responsible for the majority of deaths in tornadoes. In less common cases people may be in vehicles that get rolled or tossed by tornadoes or may themselves by picked up and thrown.
Loss of property. Most tornadoes cause some sort of property damage, but relatively few tornadoes kill. In terms of danger to life the greatest hazard is flying debris.
Most people who die in tornadoes are hit by flying or falling debris. Some may be crushed as their homes collapse on them. More rarely people may be directly picked up and thrown by the winds of a tornado.
The biggest threat tornadoes pose to people is the potential for injury or death due to flying debris, collapsing buildings, and powerful winds. Tornadoes can cause widespread destruction in a short amount of time, making it vital for individuals to seek shelter immediately when a tornado warning is issued.
Most deaths and injuries of a tornado are the result of people being hit by flying or falling debris.
Because when tornadoes hit the ground they spin in a cyclone-like vortex of wind, dust and debris.