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How Tornadoes Are Made
A huge challenge for the midwest was tornadoes. Have you ever worried about tornadoes? Tornadoes are very satisfying. Well now you will learn how they are made and how much damage they do. Tornadoes are very satisfying. I like how they are formed. Tornadoes are very scary. They are often found in the midwest. Tornadoes mostly make the sky green when they are rising. A loud roar is heard when a tornado is coming. Large hail often in the absence of rain. Tornadoes often occur in the summer time.
Tornadoes can last from 10 minutes to 1-2 hours. In extreme cases they can lasts 4 hours and be 75 feet tall. Tornadoes are made from very large thunderstorms called supercells. Tornadoes can occur 1000 times per year. Supercells are made from 3

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