Strong tornadoes come from strong supercells. These storms can also produce very large hail, torrential rain, and damaging straight line winds.
Contrary to popular belief you cannot determine the intensity of a tornado by its appearance. If the clouds are dark enough the tornado gets big, strong, fast, and, the most dangerous tornado of all.
No. Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds. The strongest of tornadoes produce damage comparable in severity to that of an atomic bomb.
The strongest tornadoes produce the fastest winds of any storm on earth, but tornadoes are small compared to most storms.
Very powerful tornadoes are often about 20,000 feet tall.
The very strongest of tornadoes (those rated EF5) have the strongest winds of any storm on Earth. But compared to other storms tornadoes are fairly small, rarely over a mile wide.
There is actually a good deal of overlap. The winds of most hurricanes and tornadoes and hurricanes fall into the same range. However, the strongest tornadoes have faster winds than the strongest hurricanes.
Outside of tornadoes the strongest winds on earth occur in hurricanes.
The very strongest of tornadoes have winds over 300mph (480 km/h).
The strongest tornadoes are reported in the Midwestern United States, in the area known as Tornado Alley.
The strongest tornadoes do, yes. In some cases tornadoes can produce winds over 300 mph. No other storm on earth can match that.
The strongest tornadoes in the US typically occur in what is known as "Tornado Alley," which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. These areas experience a higher frequency of strong and violent tornadoes due to the clash of warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico with cool, dry air from the Rocky Mountains.
For the strongest tornadoes, reinforced high-quality concrete is your best chance, though it is ultimately best to be underground.
Tornadoes have winds that can exceed 300 mph.