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Yes, a strong enough definitely can pick up houses and other heavy objects like cars, but such massive ejects are usually ejected from the vortex after a few seconds. Lighter objects, such as small tree branches, roof tiles, and pieces of siding may stay suspended for longer. In some cases pieces of cloth and paper have been carried into the upper atmosphere where high altitude winds can carry them for hours.

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Tornadoes can pick up objects and hurl them out in a few minutes true or false?

True. Tornadoes can pick up debris and objects, then hurl them out in just a few minutes due to their strong rotational winds. These flying objects can cause significant damage and pose a serious threat to life and property.


Can tornadoes pick stuff up?

Yes. Even very weak tornadoes will lift dust and twigs. Stronger tornadoes can lift roofs, garages, barns, and some vehicles. The most violent tornadoes will lift large trucks, train cars, and even well built houses.


Do tornadoes pick up anything in their way?

No. Most tornadoes are not strong enough to lift very heavy objects. Very violent tornadoes can pick up structures such as houses and churches but even tornadoes like that only produce such winds along a relatively small portion of the damage path.


How do tornadoes pick stuff up?

Tornadoes pick up objects by creating a strong rotating column of air that moves upwards and spins rapidly. The fast wind speeds within the tornado can lift and carry objects like debris, trees, and vehicles with significant force. The intensity of a tornado's winds and the size of the objects determine what it can pick up and carry.


What aspects of tornadoes are dangerous?

Tornadoes produce very powerful winds that can damage or destroy buildings, break windows, and bring down trees and power lines. All of these have been known to injure or kill people. The most dangerous thing in a tornado is flying debris; objects picked up by the tornado. The winds themselves may be strong enough to pick up people and animals and hurl them to their deaths.


Can a tornado pick up heavy things?

Yes, tornadoes can pick up and carry heavy objects such as vehicles, trees, and large debris. The strong winds within a tornado are capable of generating enough force to lift and move heavy objects over great distances.


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.


Do tornadoes pick up magnets?

They could definitely. Tornadoes do not interact with magnetic fields, but most magnets are very small objects that a tornado would lift up just like it would a pebble. In all the objects carried away when tornadoes have destroyed houses, a few magnets were probably among the debris.


Tornadoes pick up dirt and what else?

It varies depending on where the tornado goes and how strong it is. In addition to dirt even weak tornadoes can pick up pieces of vegetation and any light, loose objects that happen to be in their path. Stronger tornadoes can pick up light vehicles, roofs, and outbuildings. The very strongest tornadoes can lift virtually anything, including whole trees, well-constructed houses, train cars, and even pieces of asphalt.


How can tornadoes pick stuff up?

Air in a tornado moves upward pretty rapidly. This upward moving wind often carries objects with it.


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What are the 2 largest things a tornado has picked up?

Tornadoes can pick up large objects such as vehicles and trees. In rare cases, tornadoes have been known to lift and move structures like houses or barns.