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    Tornadoes are powerful rotating columns of air that form during thunderstorms. They mostly occur in the United States, especially in the Great Plains region.

    Tornadoes form when warm air rises into storm clouds and strong winds twist the rising air currents into a whirlwind. This whirlwind spins faster and faster until it forms a tornado.

    Tornadoes can generate the most powerful winds on Earth, damaging almost everything in their path. The air pressure inside buildings hit by a tornado can exceed the outside pressure, causing buildings to explode.

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    What is Tornado
    Tornadoes are fierce rotating columns of air that
    are in contact with both the surface of the earth
    and a cloud. These tornadoes mostly occur in the
    United States.

    Cloud

    Hot air

    Tornado

    As the warm air flows upwards, a downward air current forms, creating a thunderstorm. If a strong
    wind blows through the clouds, it twists the rising
    air currents into a whirlwind. This whirlwind spins
    faster and faster until it forms a tornado.
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    What is Tornado
    The wind generated by a tornado is the most powerful
    on Earth, damaging almost everything that comes in
    its path. When a building comes in way of a tornado, the
    air pressure inside the building exceeds the air pressure outside. This is why many buildings which have
    come in way of a tornado, are known to have exploded.
    Most tornadoes in the United States occur in the
    Great Plains. In 1925, one of the fastest and largest
    tornadoes killed 689 people as it traveled 354 kilometers across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.

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    What is Tornado
    Cool facts
    Winds generated by a tornado usually spin at
    about 500 kilometers per hour.
    Tornadoes move at speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour.
    Although tornadoes generally last less than an
    hour, they can cause lots of damage.

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