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∙ 11y agoThere have been quite a few. The worst tornado in recent years struck the city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, killing 158 people. A number of very deadly tornadoes struck the southern U.S. on April 27, 2011 with the worst damage in Alabama. The most destructive of them hit the cities of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham while the deadliest hit the towns of Hackleburg, Phil Campbell, and Tanner.
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∙ 12y agoThe worst tornado in history struck the cities of Daulatpur and Saturia in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, killing 1300.
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∙ 9y agoThe worst tornado in Michigan history was the F5 that struck the communities of Flint and Beecher on June 8, 1953, killing 116 people. It ranks as the 10th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
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How bad an is EF2 tornado?
An EF2 tornado is fairly bad. Such a tornado can tear the roofs from most houses and destroy mobile homes.
A whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud?
The whirling wind forms a tornado.
How bad can is a tornado's damage?
A Tornado can destroy a village or a small town in a matter of minutes.
Which weather is bad tsunami a tornado or a hurricane?
All of these are bad, but a tsunami is not weather.
How bad an F1 tornado?
The scale runs from F0 (not very bad at all) F5 (incredible destruction) so an F1 would be considered a relatively weak tornado.
What is bad for a destructive tornado?
In a destructive tornado people lose property, often their homes, and people, sometimes many, can be killed or injured.
Is 19 people injured bad for an f2 tornado?
Yes, on average an F2 tornado injures only 1 or 2 people
If a Category 5 is mentioned in a weather forecasts is it good news or bad?
Very bad if a hurricane or tornado.
Is true when the national weather service issues a tornado watch a tornado has been spotted?
No, if a tornado is spotted a tornado warning is issued .A tornado watch is not as bad as a tornado warning is. The watch just means that it is the type of weather that could POSSIBLY produce a tornado. It doesnt even mean that there is rotation or high winds. A warning is something to worry about though.
Is a tornado watch really bad?
No. A tornado watch only means a large area has conditions favorable for tornadoes and is telling you to be on the lookout. You chances of getting hit by a tornado are still quite low.
How many tornadoes have Fiji had and how bad was it?
Fiji has never been struck by a tornado in my knowledge, although one was reportedly spotted in 2011, it was later proven not to be a tornado.
How bad was the 1947 Joplin tornado?
The Joplin tornado was in 2011, not 1947. What is most likely confusing you is that the Joplin tornado is the deadliest U.S. tornado since 1947. The tornado that sources are referring to in that year was the one that struck Woodward, Oklahoma on April 9, 1947 killing 181 and causing as much as $173 million in damage.
