Ef4 Tornado Research Paper

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Tornadoes are one of the most deadly natural disasters in the United States. This tornado was classified as environmental, meaning nothing could have stopped it besides the weather itself. Tornadoes are never anything we can prepare for besides getting to safety quickly. This tornado was also classified as an EF4 tornado, resulting in the third deadliest tornado event in the United States since 1950. Governor Bentley declared state of emergency on April 27, 2011. April 27, 2011 will never be forgotten, every year on that same specific day we look back and remember all the damage that was done, and all the lives that were taken. After the Tornado things were very shaken up for a while and with help from surrounding communities and organizations,

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