Tornadoes - Tornado Facts, Pictures and Articles | Live Science Tornadoes are generally classified as either a land spout (a tornado on land), a water spout (a tornado that forms over water) or a gustnado (a small tornado caused by a strong downburst of wind
Tornado Facts: Causes, Formation Seeking Shelter - Live Science Tornadoes are the most violent storms in nature An average of 800 tornadoes are reported each year, resulting in 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries Tornadoes are a worldwide phenomenon, touching down
12 Twisted Tornado Facts - Live Science Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere in the world, but the United States is the country with the highest frequency of tornadoes About 1,000 tornadoes hit the United States each year Sign up for
4 Things You Need to Know About Tornado Season | Live Science 1 Tornadoes can happen anywhere, any time of year In the popular imagination, tornadoes are associated with the wheat fields and prairies of Kansas and the other Great Plains states — what is
How Do Hurricanes Spawn Tornadoes? - Live Science Tornadoes mostly form over land, instead of over water, because the land slows down surface-level winds, creating even more wind shear, McNoldy said Tornadoes form wherever these pre-existing
Why Oklahomas Deadly Twister Was Widest Ever | Live Science Stronger tornadoes tend to be wider tornadoes When there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere and a lot of cold upper-level air — as was the case in Oklahoma on Friday — clouds form closer