- Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley Headlines
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Tornado Chase Safety Rules
What's the #1 most dangerous aspect of chasing tornadoes? It's not the tornado itself.
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Tornado Warning - At the mall!
You're at the local shopping mall with your kids, and you hear there's a tornado taking aim. What do you do, and where would you go?
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Tornado Warning - On the road!
You're driving in town, and you see a tornado in the distance. What do you do, and where would you go?
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Tornado Warning - At home!
You're at home and you hear the news on TV that a tornado is heading for your neighborhood. You've got at least 3 minutes to get yourself, your kids and pets into the safest part of your home. Where do you go, and what do you do?
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Pay a Visit to Tornado Alley
Check out WXYZ.com's newest feature - Tornado Alley. Learn all about tornados and follow the chasers across the country as they track down storms.
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Do tornadoes skip?
Do tornadoes skip? Experts say no. Sometimes a tornado's damage path appears irregular, leaving some buildings demolished but others in the same path relatively undamaged. This gives the impression the funnel skipped over the less-damaged buildings.
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How are tornadoes rated?
Since tornadoes are so elusive and so violent, it's almost impossible to get accurate wind speeds from inside the funnel. So scientists have developed a scale that allows an estimate of a tornado's wind speed by examining the damage left behind.
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