Interesting Tornado Facts. Each year, about a thousand tornadoes touch down in the United States, far more than any other country.
Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over a body of water. A strong tornado can pick up a house and move it down the block. Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas make up Tornado alley, where tornadoes strike regularly in the spring and early summer. Many houses in tornado alley have strong basement shelters. Tornadoes [Earth facts for kids] Pitara Kids Home > Discover > Earth facts for kids Compiled by Bindu Misra; Illustrations by Amarjeet Malik Popularly known as twisters, tornado is derived from Spanish word ‘Tronada’ meaning thunderstorm and ‘Tornar’ meaning to turn.
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A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air that can spin faster than 300 m.p.h., extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. They are generally observed as tube-or funnel-shaped clouds. At ground level they usually leave a path of destruction about 50 m wide and travel an average of about 8 to 24 km.
Fun Tornado Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about Twisters. Tornado-Facts.com.