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People are more likely to survive by taking adequate shelter in the basement or cellar of a sturdy building or in a specially designed tornado shelter. Beyond that survival is often a matter of chance of where the worst of the tornado hits or where a particular piece of debris goes.
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Can people survive in tornadoes?
Yes. The majority of people in the path of a tornado will survive.
Can some people can survive from tornado?
Yes. In fact in most cases more people survive than are killed.
Can people survive through a tornado?
Yes. Apart from a few exceptional cases a tornado will spare more people than it kills.
Is it true people can survive from tornado?
People cannot survive being directly hit by a tornado. Tornadoes are incredibly powerful and destructive forces that can cause severe injury or death. It is crucial to seek shelter in a secure location, such as a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, during tornado warnings to maximize chances of survival.
What percentage of people survive tornado if picked up?
Not many people do survive, and there don't seem to be any published figures on this.
What happens when a tornado happens?
People have to rush to their basements and hide when the tornado comes. If people are outside, they need to immediately go to the nearby building and hide.
What happens to your body in a tornado?
Depends how close you are to the tornado and how strong the tornado is. Strong tornadoes can pick people up and throw them through the air hundreds of yards, in which case you'd be real lucky to survive. More often, they send objects into the air as projectiles that impale people, or simple shred buildings that collapse onto of people. It really isn't much more complicated than that.
What happens to people during tornadoes?
Most people in the path of a tornado will survive without serious injury, but they will have to deal with the aftermath of property damage and a loss of electricity. Some people, are however, killed or injured, mostly by flying debris.
Has anyone ever survived in a tornado?
Yes. If you look at the statistics, the majority of people affected by a tornado will survive without serious injury.
Would you get ripped apart by a tornado?
Generally not. People have been torn apart, but that usually only happens in particularly violent tornadoes, those that receive ratings of EF4 and EF5. Most people in the path of a tornado will actually survive, often without injury. Those who die are usually struck by debris.
If there's a tornado will you die?
Probably not. Although tornadoes do kill people, most people who are impacted by tornadoes survive.
How can someone survive in tornadoes?
The best way to survive a tornado is to get underground, such as in a basement or cellar. There people are usually safe. If there is not basement you should get to an interior room or hallway. The idea is to put as much between you and the tornado as possible.
