Ways To Qualify Severe Tornadoes

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Every type of severe weather type is dangerous. Tornadoes and hurricanes are also included. You should always be able to know what qualifies these severe weather events, so in a real-life situation, you can be prepared. Recognizing what a tornado looks like can really help you for future reference. Identifying a tornado before it strikes will definitely come in handy! I dont think you want to die! Now please, stick around!

Tornadoes look like a funnel or cone. To start, they are really just spinning columns of air. They extend from the sky and touch the ground. However, there are no ways of predicting exactly where of if a tornado will make landfall or how powerful it’s winds will be. Wherever they make landfall, it could be anywhere because,

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