Tornadoes are violent rotating columns of air that extend from thunderstorms to the ground. The strongest tornadoes can have wind speeds over 300 mph, destroying buildings, uprooting trees, and hurling vehicles long distances. On average, 1000 tornadoes are reported in the United States each year. Tornadoes come in different types including waterspout tornadoes over water, dust devil tornadoes that don't connect to clouds, and supercell tornadoes which are the largest and most dangerous, sometimes being over a mile wide and lasting for hours. While the exact formation of tornadoes is not fully understood, they typically form from rotating thunderstorm clouds called supercells.