Tornado Wonders

A tornado is a rotating column of air with winds over 480 km/h.

A tornado is a rotating air column from ground to cloud base.

Most tornadoes are about 80 meters wide and travel several kilometers.

One storm can produce multiple tornadoes called a tornado family.

Most tornadoes happen in the United States’ Tornado Alley region.

Tornadoes can look like narrow funnels or wide wedges on the ground.

Funnel clouds are visible rotating clouds but not always tornadoes.

Average tornado travels about 8 kilometers on the ground.

The longest tornado path was 352 kilometers during Tri-State Tornado.

Tornado colors vary; some appear gray, white, or even blue or red.

Most tornadoes rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

Tornadoes have a calm, low-pressure center like a hurricane eye.

Waterspouts are tornado-like columns that form over water bodies.

Radar and storm spotters help detect tornadoes early or as they occur.

Tornadoes are rotating columns of air that can reach high wind speeds.