After a tornado people have to clean up debris and repair any damage to their property, which sometimes involves entirely rebuilding a home or business. This has a great financial impact. Some people have to recover from injuries and psychological trauma and some mourn the loss of friends, family, and pets.
A typical tornado is about 50 to 100 yards wide.
Tornadoes cause major property damage and often kill and injure people. The main concerns regarding tornadoes are these effects and warning people when a tornado is coming.
A typical tornado lasts 1-5 minutes.
The Xenia, Ohio tornado of 1974 killed 32 people directly. Two others died from indirect effects of the tornado.
The average tornado lasts about 10 minutes.
A typical tornado is probably a strong EF0 or EF1.
10 to 20 mph would be a slow moving tornado. A typical tornado travels at 30-35 mph.
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People near a tornado but not directly hit by it may suffer from the local economic effects of a tornado as businesses close and money is spend on repairs. They may suffer psychologically as people they know may be hurt or killed or lose their homes.
The worst tornado on record, the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado that hit Bangladesh on April 26, 1989 was definitely more severe than a typical tornado. This tornado killed 1,300 and left 80,000 homeless. The damage path was 50 miles long, compared with a mile or two for a typical tornado, and was probably much larger and stronger than a typical tornado as well, though no details on that information are available. A typical tornado does not kill and is not strong enough to destroy most homes, though it may be different in Bangladesh where many homes are poorly built.
Buildings and trees are damaged or destroyed. People and animals may by injured or killed.
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