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Understanding tornadoes: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Paul Markowski, Professor of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University
imageTornado seven miles south of Anadarko, Oklahoma, May 3, 1999.OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory/Flickr, CC BY

Editor’s note: May and June are typically peak months for tornadoes in North America. We asked Penn State meteorology professors Paul Markowski and Yvette Richardson to explain why tornadoes form, how to stay safe if...

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