CHAPTER 1 Tornado Warm summer days can turn dangerous quickly Huge thunderstorms flash and rumble dumping rain as they go As winds whip warm air upward cool air inside the storm falls When the conditions are just right those winds can start to spin They swirl and reach toward the ground forming a tornado one of the most powerful storms in the world
Tornado winds can top 200 miles per hour and blow down just about anything in their path What could survive a tornado One brave dog did 322 kph
