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Yes. People have been picked up by tornadoes and sometimes carried great distances. However, no person has been carried more than a quarter mile and lived.

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Could anyone be picked up by a tornado?

Yes. People have been picked up by tornadoes. Violent tornadoes can pick up objects far larger and heavier than people.


Can you survive if you get sucked into a tornado?

If you are picked up by a tornado it is most likely that you will be thrown by it and most likely die on impact. However, in a few cases people have survived being carried by tornadoes with only minor injuries.


Do people live if they get picked up by tornado?

Not usually, though there have been some survivors.


How much weight can a tornado carry?

The heaviest object known to have been picked up by a tornado was an oil tank that weighed 90 tons.


Has anyone chased a tornado?

Yes. People have been chasing tornadoes for decades.


What does tornado warnig mean?

A tornado warning means that either a tornado or funnel cloud has been spotted to detected or that strong rotation that could lead to a tornado has been detected within a thunderstorm.


If you would stand in the middle of a tornado would you survive?

It is not possible to stand in the middle of a tornado. The winds would be too strong to even get there. People have been know to be picked up by a tornado and thrown several miles away without being killed.


Was anyone killed doing tornado chasing?

Yes. A few people have been killed while storm chasing. Though oddly, no storm chaser has yet been killed by a tornado.


When or has anyone ever been outdoors during a cyclone and survived?

Yes. People have been picked up by the winds of a cyclone and survived.


Can a tornado pick up a house?

It depends on the intensity of tor tornado. The heaviest objects known to have been lifted by a tornado was a 90 ton oil tank. The intensity of the tornado that did this was likely well into the F5 range.


What is two things that has been nown as to be picked up in a tornado?

Tornadoes have lifted many things. Strong tornadoes have been known to lift up large vehicles, trees, and even buildings.


When was the last time Denver had a tornado?

The last time Denver had a tornado was in 2007. There could have been some early this year but most likely in 2007.