2. Cool Facts
• Tornadoes often product hail
• Wind speeds up to 300 mph
• 1000 tornadoes happen in
about a year
• A tornado can derail a freight
train
• Tornadoes can be 1- 50 miles
long
• Tornadoes can be 2- 6 miles
wide
3. Definition
• A tornado is a violent
rotating column of air
extending a
thunderstorm to the
ground.