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That depends on the size of the town and how fast the tornado is traveling. The average tornado travels at about 30 mph, so it takes two minutes to travel a mile. However, some tornadoes barely move along while some travel at over 60 mph (a mile every minute).
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Use tornado in a sentence?
The tornado ripped through town, destroying many homes.
How long does it take for a tornado to wipe out a whole town?
Usually a tornado can't destroy an entire town. When it does happen in will involve a very large, very strong tornado striking a very small town. In cases like this the town in question would probably be destroyed in about 5 minutes or less. Beyond that most towns would be too large to be completely covered by a tornado.
Why does it take a long time to walk through town?
because it a long way
How do you stop a tornado?
You can not stop the tornado, however you should take cover in a basement. If you live in a town with a high water table then you don't have basements and you should take cover in a closet or in a room with no windows.
A tornado is moving at 30 miles per hour. How long will it take to hit a town 15 miles away?
Time = Distance/Speed = 15 miles / 30 miles an hour = 1/2 hours = 30 minutesHowever, tornadoes do not always move in a straight line so or the tornado may not hit that town.
Is there going to be a tornado in 2012 in Chicago?
It is impossible to make long term predictions of whether or when a specific location will have a tornado. When we do determine that a town or city is going to be hit, the time to the tornado's impact is measured in minutes.
Do a tornado make a city or a house change after years?
In most cases the worst of a tornado would passover a house in a few seconds, and through a city in a few minutes. A house may take weeks or months to repair, or may simply never by rebuilt. In the case of especially devastating tornadoes, a city can take years to recover, and some never do.For example, after a large portion of the town of Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by a tornado in 2007 many people did not rebuild. Since then about half the town's population has moved away.
Use the word tornado in a sentence?
The weather reporter announced that we would have a tornado sometime in the afternoon. We learned about tornadoes today. Tornadoes are deadly. There was a tornado warning on the news today. Did you hear about the tornado in Kentucky yesterday? Hope this helps! Peace out~Tj8rocks
How bad can is a tornado's damage?
A Tornado can destroy a village or a small town in a matter of minutes.
Where can the waco tornado occur in the US?
The Waco tornado occurred in the town of Waco, Texas.
Is there going to be a tornado in mesquite Texas on June 6th?
Whether or not a town will be hit by a tornado on a given date is impossible to predict unless that tornado has formed and is minutes or seconds away from striking that town. However, unless the threat of a tornado is imminent the chances of any given town being hit are low.
In 1964 a Texas town was hit by a tornado?
A number of Texas towns were hit by tornadoes in 1964. The town of Wichita Falls was hit by an F5 tornado.
