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Tornadoes
How tornadoes form
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. These storms form when warm, moist air rises in the atmosphere and mixes with cold, dry air.
Sciencetists think that in some supercells, the mixture of air at different temperatures causes the air to spin.
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Some sciencetists think that tornadoes happen in order to balance the temperature and moisture in the air.
Measuring tornadoes
Sciencetists are still studying the causes of tornadoes, but they have a system to estimate their strength.
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EF-5 tornadoes, the most powerful tornadoes, have winds greater than 200 miles per hour (322 km/h).
Where tornadoes form
Tornadoes may be hard to measure, but sciencetists have a good idea where they will strike.
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However, most tornadoes occur in the central part of the United States,
However, most tornadoes occur in the central part of the United States,
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What can lift roofs from buildings and sweep houses into the air? Tornadoes can!
Tornadoes come in many sizes.
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