Tornadoes produce the strongest winds on Earth, occasionally exceeding 300 mph.
Yes, In fact there was a tornado in the Toronto area in 2009.
Yes. In fact northeastern Texas is in Tornado Alley.
Yes. In fact a thunderstorm is the only thing that can cause a tornado.
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Yes, in fact a thunderstorm is the only thing that can produce a tornado.
The correct term is Tornado Alley, and yes. In fact the region that is properly called Tornado Alley is in the central United States.
The word or words that could be eliminated from this sentence include:The schools were closed in light of the fact that a tornado had struck.Rewrite 1: Schools were closed because a tornado struck.Rewrite 2: A tornado caused schools to close. (gets rid of because; puts the tornado as the actor committing the action)Rewrite 4: A tornado closed schools. (Simple, to the point.)
The largest tornado in Oklahoma (and in fact the largest tornado ever recorded), was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide.
The air inside a tornado is cooler than its surroundings. This is not due to the wind or the fact that it comes from the sky, but from the fact that the pressure in a tornado is low. As air enters a tornado it is decompressed rapidly, and cools as a consequence. This is predicted by gas laws. In many cases the temperature inside a tornado is less than the dew point, which is why the funnel forms.
I would delete "had". In fact, I would rewrite the sentence as "Area schools were closed due to the recent tornado."
The deadliest tornado in Bangladesh, in fact the deadliest in the world, was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of April 26, 1989. This tornado tore through cities in the Dhaka district, killing 1,300 people.
Yes, tornadoes are fairly common in Illinois. In fact, Illinois was worst hit by the Tri-State tornado of 1925, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.