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Hurricane Windows and Tornadoes
Hurricanes, cyclones, tropical storms: they’re formidable, powerful forces of nature that can easily destroy buildings with and without hurricane windows. One of the deadliest types of storm is the tornado, which can sweep up anything and everything in its path.
A tornado is a swirling, violent, rotating column of air that’s connected to both the ground and a cloud, a visible funnel of dust and dirt. Most tornadoes are about 250 feet wide, have wind speeds of less than 100 miles an hour, and only travel a few miles before they dissipate. The most extreme tornadoes can travel at wind speeds of more than 300 mph, stretch more than two miles wide, and can stay on the ground for many miles.
Most of world’s tornadoes occur in the United States’ infamous Tornado Alley, which covers the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Texas has more tornadoes than any other state in the United States, with Oklahoma, and of course Kansas, where Dorothy Gale was swept up and blown into the magical Land of Oz, close behind.
Tornadoes can cause varying degrees of damage. A weak tornado may leave a house’s roof damaged but the walls and impact resistant windows in tact, while violent tornadoes can completely obliterate building structures.
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