Injuries vary widley. Minor injuries may include minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises. More serious cases may involve severe lacerations, concussions, and broken bones, blunt truama, crushing injuries, and objects penetrating the body.
Most deaths and injuries of a tornado are the result of people being hit by flying or falling debris.
there were 2,027 injuries from the Tri-State tornado.
Most injuries in a tornado are caused by flying debris.
Most tornado injuries are caused by debris carried or thrown by the tornado.
Yes. While hundreds of people were killed by tornadoes in 2011, thousands survived with injuries and tens of thousands were impacted but escaped direct harm. Here are the statistics: Total tornadoes: 1,692 Killer tornadoes: 59 Tornado deaths: 553 Tornado injuries: ~5,500 If you are referring to a particular tornado, here are the three most significant: Joplin tornado Deaths: 158 Injuries: ~1,150 (estimated 17,000 impacted) Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado Deaths: 64 Injuries: ~1,500 Hacklburg-Phil Campbell etc. Deaths: 72 Injuries: 146
Yes. Injuries are not uncommon in a tornado. At least a few tornadoes every year are killers.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 injured over 1,100 people.
The Andover tornado in 1991 on April 26 resulted in one death and 40 injuries.
Yes. It is not uncommon for a tornado to cause injuries.
The F5 tornado that hit Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999 killed 36 people and injured 583. Other tornadoes on that day resulted in an additional 10 deaths and 242 injuries.
The deadliest tornado in U.S. history (the Tri-State tornadp) killed 695 people and injured 2027. The deadliest tornado in world history killed over 1300, but the precise death toll and number of injuries is unknown.
It depends on the area hit as well as the how big and strong the tornado is. Based off of this information tornadoes can injure zero people or can injure thousands of people. In an average year the United States gets 1,200 tornadoes and 1,500 tornado related injuries.