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Tornado Safety


Tornado Safety is associated with Tornado Predictions, which are common in tornado affected regions of the world. There are many precautionary measures implemented by the countries where normal habitation is regularly affected by these Twisters of nature. Tornadoes occur in Severe weather conditions , where there is intense low pressure area created near the surface of the earth due to excessive heating and the convection current is strong enough to create a whirlwind motion.

The countries, which are worst affected by Tornadoes are USA, Australia, Italy, Central European Countries, South America, New Zealand and Southern Africa.

Tornado Safety Measures, like the tornado predictions include the Storm Prediction Center, which issues Tornado warnings. Most of the households in such region shave basement room to remain safe during an ongoing Tornado attack. So as soon as the warning is issued, the inhabitants rush to the basement and remain there till the weather gets normal. The best place for parking the cars and vehicles is some low ditch. The Highway Overpasses should be avoided.








Weather radios are some of the additional safety measure taken up by some of the countries to save the loss of human life. The most important step, which is taken by the inhabitants, is being alert. If the sky has taken a color of greenish black and the clouds are moving faster than normal then there are full chances of Tornado hitting the place.






There are two ways in which the people of the US are warned about a tornado – they are given a tornado watch signifying the possibility of a Tornado; they are also issued a Tornado warning, which signifies that the Tornado has been spotted and might hit the region soon.
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