What are the negative effects of a tornado?

Answer 1

The biggest danger that tornadoes have is wind. It picks things up and turns even everyday objects into missiles, the biggest danger is being hit with flying debris. The very high winds can destroy houses and throw heavy things like cars about. People out in the open may be hit by flying objects. Also it causes buildings to collapse and people can be buried in debris.

Deaths during tornadoes

Most people are injured or killed by flying debris or building collapse.

Some unfortunate persons have been picked up by the tornado, then flung to their death. Less than a handful of people have been lifted up, usually by small tornadoes, and lived to tell the story.

The stress and excitement evoked during a tornado have also resulted in fatal heart attacks.

Answer 2

A tornado produce very powerful winds often capable of lifting up people and vehicles. However, the main threat comes from objects carried and thrown by the winds, collpasing structures, and falling objects. After a tornado there may be downed poer lines and gas leaks.

Answer 3

It destroys the natural habitat of animals, the economy of the area and the people residing there. Tornadoes can rip through man made structures, tearing them apart, bending them up and destroying them. tornadoes can also blow houses down and thus leave people with no house. Loss of homes and buildings, injuries, fatalities, overall devastation.

Answer 4

Tornadoes often result in damaged or destroyed property and may kill or injure people.

Answer 5

Damaged houses, farms, cars, bridges, buildings etc. And the loss of lives.

Answer 6

Houses and other structures being damaged destroyed, power outages, blocked roads, people injured.

Answer 7

property damage, death, and heavy wind