DO TORNADOS ALWAYS TWIST IN THE SAME DIRECTION?

Do twisters always twist in the same direction?

• Well the simple answer is no they don't twist in the same direction.
• If your in the Northern hemisphere then a tornado is more likely
• To spin counterclockwise. In the Southern hemisphere a tornado
• Will spin clockwise
• In extremely rare cases in the northern hemisphere it will spin clockwise

BIGGEST TORNADO ON RECORD.

• The biggest tornado on record was in El Reno Oklahoma.
• This was an EF 5 tornado which means it had winds over 200mph
• It took place on Friday May 31, 2013
• If this tornado had maintained it's EF 5 strength and moved to Oklahoma city
• The biggest disaster in U.S history would have occurred.

QUESTIONS

• Where was the biggest tornado?
• What does an EF 5 tornado mean?
• If your in the Southern hemisphere what way will a tornado spin?
• In extremely rare cases what will happen to tornadoes in the
• Northern hemisphere?

ANSWERS

• El Reno Oklahoma.
• It means that there are winds over 200mph
• Clockwise
• Once again, clockwise

Thanks for watching!

Sources.

• Weatherunderground.com
• Wonderopolis.com