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Virtually anywhere it wants. Canada has had F4 and F5 tornadoes. In the United States F4 tornadoes have struck as far east as Massachusetts and as far west as western Texas. F5 tornadoes have hit as far east as Pennsylvania. Some of the worst hit states have been Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, and Alabama.
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What is the tornadoes name that was the most destructive?
Tornadoes are not given names a hurricanes are, but may be referred to by the places they hit. In this case, the most destructive tornado on record is the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 which caused $2.8 billion in property damage.
Do tornadoes affect people?
Yes. Tornadoes have a number of effects on people. The damage people's property, cause power outages, damage businesses, block roads, and kill and injure people.
What does the F mean for tornadoes?
The F stands for Fujita. It comes from the Fujita scale which is used to rate the strength of tornadoes based on the severity of the damage they cause. It runs from F0 at the weakest, which only causes minor damage, to F5 at the strongest, which causes total devastation.
What are some little known facts about tornadoes?
Most tornadoes, with ratings of EF0 or EF1, do not devastate communities. Tornado damage seen on the national news is typically from the strongest 4% of tornadoes.Contrary to the popular statement that tornadoes can be as wide as a mile, some tornadoes are well over a mile wide, with a few exceeding 2 miles.Tornado ratings are based primarily on damage, not size or wind measurements.A larger tornado is not necessarily stronger; some very violent F4 and F5 tornadoes have been relatively small.Some tornadoes actually contain several smaller, more intense vortices.
What caused the great deression?
The stock market crashing caused the great depression.
What causes the most damage associated with tornadoes?
Most of the damage caused by tornadoes is the result of extremely powerful winds.
How many tornadoes with damage were reported in the last year?
There were 1692 confirmed tornadoes last year of which at least 1492 caused some damage.
What are the damages caused by tornadoes in the us in the last five years?
In the past five years tornadoes have caused about $30 billion in damage in the U.S., most of it in 2011.
Can small tornadoes be very dangerous?
Yes, all tornadoes are dangerous. Some relatively small tornadoes have reach F4 or F5 intensity and caused catastrophic damage. Even weak tornadoes can cause major damage to trailer parks.
What is the amount of damage caused by tornadoes in the us?
It varies from year to year, But annual damage from tornadoes in the U.S. sums to about $1 billion. 2011 has been especially destructive with an estimated $20 billion in damage.
How much do the US have to pay for the damage the tornadoes made?
The tornadoes caused about $1.6 billion worth of damage in the U.S in an average year. This year though, the estimated cost of damage is over $20 billion).
Are there tornadoes in Las Vegas?
Yes. Las Vegas has had a few weak tornadoes that caused minor to moderate damage.
How many millions of dollars of damage were caused by tornadoes in 2012?
The cost of damage from tornadoes in the United States in 2012 is $1.6 billion, or 1,600 million. Data for other countries is not available.
What is the average damage caused by a tornado?
Damage cost data for tornadoes is avilabale for the years 1996-2013. In this time period, there were about 22,500 tornadoes in the U.S. that caused a total of about $34 billion in damage (adjusted for inflation to 2014 values). This works out to an average damage cost of just over $1.5 million per tornado. Note, however, that this is higher than the cost of the typical tornado, as the average is skewed upward by rare but extremely costly tornadoes. For example about $10 billion of the total damage from this period was caused by 5 tornadoes. In other words, 0.02% of the tornadoes caused nearly 30% of the damage. If we remove these events from the data set, the average cost per tornado is reduced to between $1.0 million and $1.1 million.
How much damage was on May 3 1999's tornado?
The F5 on that day caused about $1 billion in damage. The overall outbreak of 74 tornadoes caused about $1.5 billion.
Can tornadoes do damage to the atmosphere?
No. Tornadoes do not damage the atmosphere.
How much damage have tornadoes caused in Tornado Alley?
Alot..people lose their houses....and even die!
