Weather, Severe Storms Tornado

The first tornado captured by the NSSL doppler radar and NSSL chase personnel. The tornado is here in its early stage of formation. Image ID: nssl0064, National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Collection,

Location: Union City, Oklahoma, Photo Date: May 24, 1973, Credit: NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms, Laboratory (NSSL). NOAA Photo Library, photolib.noaa.gov/, HiResImage, High Resolution Photo Available - Click Here

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Tornadoes are one of nature's most violent storms. In an average year, about 1,000 tornadoes are reported across the United States, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of 250 mph or more. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.

Tornadoes come in all shapes and sizes and can occur anywhere in the U.S. at any time of the year. In the southern states, peak tornado season is March through May, while peak months in the northern states are during the summer. Text Credit NOAA

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