april 1 1974
a significant portion of Campbellsburg, Kentucky was detroyed by a tornado on April 1, 1974, 2 days before the start of the infamous Super Outbreak of 1974.
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.
The Waco tornado occurred in the town of Waco, Texas.
A Tornado can destroy a village or a small town in a matter of minutes.
The tornado ripped through town, destroying many homes.
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.
No. A tornado is a localized event, usually not affecting more than a town or two. A tornado may lead to people leaving a town, or sometimes a tornado-prone region, but not usually a country. For example, many people left the small town of Greensburg, Kansas after most of it was destroyed by a tornado in 2007, but they all stayed in the United States.
To date, nobody in the history of California has been killed by a tornado.
The town of Flint, Michigan was struck by a tornado that killed 116 people on June 8, 1853. Also of note is New Richmond , Wisconsin where a tornado killed 117.
Yes. There is no shortage of examples.
Oftentimes people will leave a community that has been hit hard by a tornado. For example, in 2007 a tornado destroyed 95% of the town of Greensburg, Kansas, a town 1600 people at the time. Although the town was mostly rebuilt about half of the population has moved away since then.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado struck on Sunday May 22, 2011.