Depends on where you live. I am in California and the chances are slim, but in Kansas they are much greater.
Destroying and killing
The tornado ripped through town, destroying many homes.
Rotating, destroying, spining
A tornado can cause damage that you do not want to see. It can destroy animals' habitats and kill plants by uprooting trees and destroying flowers. A tornado could break your home or vehicle! A tornado damages everything in its path.
If a tornado has formed in the U.S. chances are it will be detected by Doppler radar.
The chances of a tornado hitting you are low. Most tornadoes are small and even the largest are rarely over a mile wide. That may seem large, but it it is still small compared with the total area around the tornado.
When you are prepared for a tornado it gives you a chance to get to safety before it hits, increasing your chances of survival. You may also want to have an emergency kit in the case that you home is left without power, left uninhabitable, or destroyed.
A tornado destroying a house has nothing to do with chemical weathering. It is physical damage caused by the powerful force of wind and the impact of flying objects caught in the vortex. The subtance that the house is made up does not change or dissolve.
The chances of a tornado hitting somewhere in Virginia eventually are 100%. On average, Virginia gets a little less than 20 tornadoes per year. The chances of a tornado hitting any particular spot are rather low.
Yes. When a tornado hits a location it does not change the chances of it getting hit again.
No. Tornadoes are most dangerous when they hit a city or town. Then as the tornado starts destroying buildings it generates flying debris, which is what causes most tornado deaths and injuries.
If there is a tornado watch what you have to remember is that it does not mean there is an imminent threat of tornadoes. Even when you area is under a tornado watch, your chances of actually having a tornado are still quite small.