Tornado Story

Do you have a tornado story? Or insight into these extreme weather events?

Tornadoes can have a wide range of colours, depending on the environment in which they form. Those which form in a dry environment can be nearly invisible, marked only by swirling debris at the base of the funnel. Most tornadoes have wind speeds of 177 kmh (110 mph) or less, are approximately 75m (250 feet) across, and travel a several kilometres (a few miles) before dissipating. Some attain wind speeds of more than 400 kmh (250 mph), stretch more than 1.6 km (a mile) across, and stay on the ground for any kilometres.

These are some of the facts...

But now it's your turn. A tornado experience is a subjective thing. And not every tornado is terrifying but it is your experience. So please share your tornado story...

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Illinois Tornado
I am 12 years old, and until June 6 2008 I've never had a tornado before. That day I came home from Boy Scout Camp, in the St. Louis, Missouri area, and ...

Tornado That Nearly Ended My Life
May 4,2007 I'm in Ellis Crook Oklahoma. Tornados have been spotted but me and some of my friends didn't take it seriously but as we were playing B-ball ...

Twisted in Riverside
We live in Riverside, CA. and on Thursday May 23 at about 3:30pm two sister tornadoes touched down in our city of Riverside. Normally, this does not happen ...

Will We Make It?
It had started out as an ordinary day. The sunny heat was making sweat run down my bare neck. I was playing basketball with my cousin, Trisha. My mom ...

The Tornado
April, 17 2006,
The day started out sunny and breezy. By evening though it was clustered with clouds and they were issueing severe thunderstorm warnings ...

Tylers Tornado Story
It was June 27th 2008 in Manitoba. The last day of school. My mom was lying down and the cable went out. All of a sudden my friend saw a funnel cloud we ...

Illinois Tornado
I came home from work one day, I live near St. Louis. When I got home with kids I saw it get very ominous looking to the west. A tornado warning was eventually ...

Twister
One time my family was on a trip to Lake Rudolph and it was on a Sunday before I went with my mom and my dad. My grandma, my aunt, grandpa and my uncle ...

Scary - Pittsburgh Tornado
One day in pittsburgh, it was the first tornado I have ever been in. It all started when I was having a sleep over then the electricity went out. The thing ...

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