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.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado struck on Sunday May 22, 2011.
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.