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They can produce the fastest winds of any storm on earth and can produce more severe damage, at least on a local scale, than any other storm.

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Are F5 tornadoes the worst?

Generally yes. F5 is the strongest category of tornado capable of completely obliterating well built structures. However how bad a tornado is depends on factors other than strength, such as where the tornado hits. For example, a number of F5 tornadoes have traveled over open country, with the worst damage limited to farms that were destroyed. A list of the worst tornadoes in U.S. history will consist mostly of F5 or EF5 tornadoes (including the #1 worst), but several F4 tornadoes would be on that list as well.


How do the worst hurricanes compare to the worst tornadoes?

Overall the worst hurricanes are worse. There have been quite a few hurricanes that have claimed over 1,000 lives, but only one known tornado holds this distinction. Additionally, there have been several hurricanes with damage costs in the tens of billions of dollars, while no single tornado has ever cost more than $3 billion.


What is the last thing on Earth?

It's impossible to determine the absolute last thing on Earth, as events and objects constantly change. However, some may say that the last thing on Earth will be the eventual extinguishing of all life due to natural processes or catastrophic events.


What are important facts about tornadoes?

Some of the features are:Violent, rotating windslow barometric pressureA condensation funnelA dust/debris cloudIn some cases subvorticies within the tornado


What is the worst thing that happens during a tornado?

The worst thing is the damage caused by tornadoes. They can cause significant amounts of property damage as well as indirectly cause deaths by people getting struck by flying objects that have been damaged.

Related Questions

What is called a thunderstorm's killer?

Tornadoes are called a thunderstorm's worst killer.


Are tornadoes the most dangerous storm?

When view in terms of the potential fatality rates (the percentage of people in the path of the storm who are killed), yes. Tornadoes can inflict large death tolls despite only covering small areas compared with other storms.


The area with the worst and most frequent tornadoes is know as what?

This region is called Tornado Alley.


Is the worst storm a tornado?

That is debatable. Tornadoes are the most violent storms on earth, but their impacts are limited to to their small size when compared to other types of storm. Hurricanes, overall can cause a greater magnitude of death and destruction simply for the fact that they cover a much larger area.


What are tornadoes and how do they affect Earth?

A tornado is a violently rotating windstorm that can develop during a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are capable of generating the fastest winds on Earth. They can being great destruction to communities. The very worst tornadoes can obliterate entire neighborhoods and level large swaths of forest. The worst damage to natural environments usually occurs when a tornado destroys a large number of trees.


What countries have the worst tornadoes?

USA, Canada, Bangladesh, Great Britain, New Zealand


Were do the worst tornadoes occur?

Most of the worst tornadoes happen in the central and southern United States, though the worst single tornado on record was in Bangladesh.


What is the worst season for a tornado in the US?

Spring is when the U.S. generally has the worst tornadoes.


What is the worst place on earth?

Somewhere that is always targeted by storms, tornado's, floods and other kind of disasters.. Where its so hot. or where its so cold.. :)


Which state has the worst lightning storms?

Pennsylvania


What is the worst flood ever to hit the earth?

its called the crust


Where in North America are the worst tornadoes?

The worst tornadoes in North America generally strike the central and southern United States, though several particularly destructive tornadoes have occurred in southern Canada and in New England.