The average tornado lasts about 10 minutes. Lifespans of tornadoes may range from a few seconds to over and hour.
The longest lasting tornado on record lasted 3.5 hours.
It could take months and even years
The longest-tracked tornado in Illinois actually had such a long track that it could not be contained withing Illinois. The Tri-State tornado holds the record with a 219-mile-long damage path across portions of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. This tornado killed at least 695 people, most of them in Illinois, making it the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
No, a single tornado can not live that long. The weather system making tornadoes could stretch that far and make tornadoes in both states.
If you can see the tornado
There is nothing you can do to storm a tornado.
Yes. A tornado could be considered an event.
A strong to violent tornado could potentially destroy a portion of it. But the area appears too large to be covered by a tornado.
it is unpredictable to tell what a tornado's path will be it could be coming right towards you then out of no where turn
The longest tornado damage path on record is 219 miles.
until the tornado ends and then the people fall and die or get injured
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of 2011 was on the ground for about 90 minutes.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 had a damage path of 22 miles.