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How dangerous could a tornado get?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Tornadoes can be extremely dangerous.

The most extreme case would be a large EF5 tornado with winds upwards of 200 mph striking a large population center. In such a worst case scenario thousands houses and buildings along the tornado's path will be destroyed, some completely obliterated. The pieces of the buildings would then be turned into lethal projectiles that can penetrate brick and concrete.

A tornado like this would kill dozens of people, injure hundreds, even thousands, can cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.

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