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Main article: Tornado preparedness Damage from the Birmingham tornado of 2005. An unusually strong example of a tornado event in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham Tornado resulted in 19 injuries, mostly from falling trees. The then-wooden London Bridge was demolished, and the church of St. Mary-le-Bow was badly damaged with its 26-feet rafters driven into the ground with such force that only 4 feet protruded above the surface.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes". National Severe Storms Laboratory. 2009-07-20. Archived from the original on 2012-05-23 . Retrieved 2010-06-22. Missouri Event Report: EF3 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service in St. Louis, Missouri. 2021 This tornado occurred just southeast of the path of the 09:04 UTC tornado that ended northwest of Lancaster. Two barns sustained major roof damage, a third barn was damaged, and several trees were downed. [87] Though tornadoes can strike in an instant, there are precautions and preventative measures that can be taken to increase the chances of survival. Authorities such as the Storm Prediction Center in the United States advise having a pre-determined plan should a tornado warning be issued. When a warning is issued, going to a basement or an interior first-floor room of a sturdy building greatly increases chances of survival. [120] In tornado-prone areas, many buildings have underground storm cellars, which have saved thousands of lives. [121] This strong EF2 tornado snapped and uprooted thousands of trees in a convergent pattern. An RV was overturned and had its roof torn off. This tornado was upgraded to EF2 in March 2023 due to extreme tree damage south of I-40. [75]

This tornado formed after the EF3 Hobson tornado dissipated. A small farm building was destroyed, a second farm building sustained roof damage, and trees were downed. [78] Grazulis, Thomas P.; Flores, Dan (2003). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p.256. ISBN 0-8061-3538-7. Edwards, Roger; Weiss, Steven J. (1996-02-23). "Comparisons between Gulf of Mexico Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies and Southern U.S. Severe Thunderstorm Frequency in the Cool Season". 18th Conf. Severe Local Storms. American Meteorological Society. Questions and Answers about Tornadoes". A Severe Weather Primer. National Severe Storms Laboratory. 2006-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09 . Retrieved 2007-07-05. Golden, Joseph (2007-11-01). "Waterspouts are tornadoes over water". USA Today . Retrieved 2007-05-19.

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Climate Services and Monitoring Division (2006-08-17). "Tornado Myths, Facts, and Safety". National Climatic Data Center. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14 . Retrieved 2012-03-27. Tornado Alley, USA: Science News Online, May 11, 2002". 25 August 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Perkins, Sid (2002-05-11). "Tornado Alley, USA". Science News. pp.296–98. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25 . Retrieved 2006-09-20. Justice, Alonzo A. (1930). "Seeing the Inside of a Tornado". Monthly Weather Review. 58 (5): 205–06. Bibcode: 1930MWRv...58..205J. doi: 10.1175/1520-0493(1930)58<205:STIOAT>2.0.CO;2. I promise you, whatever is needed — whatever is needed — the federal government is going to find a way to provide it."