
Tornado #1

by Science Photo Library
Title
Tornado #1
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Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Tornado moving over farmland. A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air characterised by a funnel-shaped cloud, formed within severe thunderstorm clouds. A tornado can be up to 100 metres in diameter and can cause widespread devastation. Wind speeds of over 500 kilometres per hour have been reported in tornadoes. Tornadoes are most common in the mid-west USA. Photographed in Manchester, South Dakota, USA on 24th June, 2003, the largest single-day outbreak of tornadoes in South Dakota state history.
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October 3rd, 2018
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