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Tornadoes in Tornado Alley

Tornadoes have the potential to form basically anywhere in the world, and the US is one of the biggest countries where tornadoes form. The region most active for tornado activity is Tornado Alley, in the...

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Kinds of Storms

Storms are disturbances of the atmosphere, accompanied by strong winds and often by some form of precipitation such as rain or snow. Violent storms include the following: Blizzard - a severe snowstorm...

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How To Spot Tornadoes

Tornadoes, in my opinion, are the greatest occurence in weather. They hold so much power and come in many different shapes and sizes. In this hub, you will learn (if you don't already) how to spot a tornado...

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1953 Waco Tornado

Tornado Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons On May 11th, 1953, a tornado struck downtown Waco, Texas at 4:36 p.m. The tornado was over two city blocks wide. With employees preparing to leave work for the day,...

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Vortex Bots Can Drive You Up The Wall

Do you remember that one Batman Forever movie where Batman is driving the Batmobile down a dead-end alley while Two-Face’s bad guys chase after him? His only chance of escape is to literally drive up...

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Horrific Tornado Stories

Tornados kill many people in the United States every year and there are many stories of how people have confronted these torrential, unpredictable phenomena and lived to tell about it. In Garland, Kansas,...

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The Life of a Thunderstorm

The Life of a Thunderstorm 40,000 thunderstorms occur throughout the world each and every day. Some more violent than others, some producing a lot of rain, some producing F3 tornadoes! But one...

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Unpredictable Tornadoes

The word "tornado" comes from the Latin tonare, meaning "to thunder." The Spanish developed the word into tornear, to turn or twist. These are good descriptions of tornadoes, which are formed by rotating...

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The Wyoming Tornado: First look inside a twister!

Take a look inside the June 5, 2009 Wyoming tornado. Check out two videos of the twister as the Weather Channel's Vortex 2 team and Matt Bettes get up close with Mother Nature.

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Survival Checklist - Things you will need

Your survival is dependent on two things: your survival plan and your survival skills. In order to survive it's always best to develop the proper skills first but with limited time, this comprehensive survival list should help to aid you in any survival situation. Remember, any survival plan is better than no survival plan!

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