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Tornadoes
The tornadoes
are one of nature's most violent storms. The United States has about 1000
tornadoes every year that the kill about eighty people. These vortices
spin up beneath thunderstorms year and can generate wind speeds faster than 250
mph, at times devastating whole communities. In spite of an
ever-burgeoning population, death figures continue to go down as improved
forecasting, detection, communications, and public awareness increase.
The most
devastating tornado took place in Murphysboro, Gorham and Desoto on
March 18, 1925, when 695 people were killed and 2,027 people were
injured. The Top
Ten US Killer, past
and recent tornadoes
have be will give you idea the devastation the winds can have on the
environment.
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