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Tornadoes can vary in size, but on average, their width can range from 50 to 500 meters (164 to 1,640 feet). However, some exceptionally large tornadoes can have paths up to 2.6 km (1.6 miles) wide. The length of the tornado path can range from a few hundred meters to over 50 km (31 miles).
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What is the land cover for Southern area of the interior plains?
cropland
What is the present forest cover in the world?
These plant communities cover approximately 9.4% of the Earth's surface (or 30% of total land area).
Is one-half of the land area in the US is made up of mountains?
No, one-half of the land area in the US is not made up of mountains. The mountainous regions in the US cover about one-third of the total land area.
What wind has the greatest speed hurricanes tornadoes land breezes or cyclones?
Tornadoes, by a considerable amount.
Do most tornadoes hit small outlying cities rather than big ones?
Yes, tornadoes are more likely to hit rural areas or small towns because they cover relatively small areas and are less likely to affect large cities with total destruction. However, some tornadoes have hit big cities in the past due to chance or specific weather conditions.
Why hurricanes are usually more destructive than tornadoes?
Tornadoes are very destructive along a narrow path of land, but hurricans cover a much larger area.
What areas are most prone to having a tornado disaster?
Tornado Alley is the most common area that is prone to tornadoes. Tornadoes normally show up there because the land is so dry, if I remember correctly.
Do tornadoes normally form in tropical oceans?
No, tornadoes typically form over land in association with thunderstorms. Waterspouts, which are tornadoes that form over water, can occur in tropical oceans under specific conditions, but they are generally much weaker than tornadoes that form over land.
What percentage of area do deserts cover of the total land mass?
Deserts cover about 33% of the total land mass of the earth.
What are the wave height of a tornado?
There is none. Tornadoes are not waves, they are violent whirlwinds and they generally occur on land. When they do occur they do not produce much in the way of waves, as the winds of a tornado only cover a small area.
How much land area does it cover?
it covers about 193
What is the area in which plants and animals normally live?
Land
Desert and steppe land cover about what percentage of Earth's land area?
30%
Why do tornadoes hit the country?
Tornadoes occur more in rural areas as a simple matter of geometric probability. The majority of the land area of the United States is rural, so that is where most of the tornadoes will hit.
What is the differences between flood and tornadoes?
Flooding is water that goes onto land into places it doesn't normally go whilst tornadoes are violent winds, spinning winds that can tear apart buildings.
What mountains joins the alps to cover approximately 70 of the land area of Switzerland?
The Jura mountains join the Alps to cover approximately 70 percent of the land area of Switzerland.
Where in the world do tornadoes pass?
The land in the central United States is the best breeding ground for the storms which produce tornadoes. . . Most tornadoes in the United States form in an area called "Tornado Alley". This area includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
