How does a tornado kill someone?

Question

This may come across as a stupid question to some, but how does a tornado actually kill someone?

Answer 1

The wind is spinning around with tremendous speeds and picks you up and throws you to the ground.  Or a tree can be uprooted and fall on you.

Answer 2

Well, a tornado alone can't kill someone. Flying debris can though. I've seen all sorts of examples of tornado damage like that. Grass getting forced through a sign post. A sighn post being forced through a tree. A tree being forced through a house. All sorts of interesting stuff. Id say the most accurate (but dramatic) portrayal of this is that episode of desperate housewives with the tornado. (I know sounds dumb) Yeah, the part where the guy gets the fencepost shoved through his chest. Coolest... death... ever.

But there are ways to stay safe from a tornado. As soon as theres a warning get to your basement and away from windows! I know it sounds like the house might fall but if its built right it shouldn't actualy fall on you (blow away in pieces? yeah, easily) If it does hit your house, lie on the ground face down till it passes.

If a tornado hits while you are on the road or just outsid where its impossible to get inside, get out of your car, get far away from the road, find an overpass if possible. Get on the ground and don't let the wind get under you.

Answer 3

The tornado itself doesn't 'kill' the person..It's all the debri flying through the air that either hits them, or falls on them that kills them.

I'm sure if the tornado was strong enough, and the person wasn't in a protected area, it may be able to pick up the person like it would a tree or parts of a house. Then, the cause of death would be falling or getting thrown into something.

I hope this answered your question.

Answer 4

well, havent you ever seen the wizard of oz??

or that movie twister...

the pressure with cause you to get pulled it and what doesnt kill you flying around in there..

when you fling out of there will

Answer 5

well there are many ways you could die in a tornado

a house could crush you

the tornado could such you up and throw you

you could have a heartache from fare

flying objects could fall on top of you

Answer 6

sending flying debris to them. like a flying piece of metal then that can impale a person on the head or any other place and kill them. if the tornado is strong enough then the tornado can actually pick the human up and kill him.

Answer 7

there are mainly two ways how a tornado can kill u. one: flying derbies from the wind can hit u causing severe injuries and mostly death. two: the tornado can pick u up and when it stops rotating, u fall to ur death at great heights.

Answer 8

A powerful tornado can easily kill someone by

       A.) Tearing a structure apart and flinging debris at them, eventually having something collapse on them, henceforth killing them.

      B.) Being taken up by a really powerful tornado and whipping the person against something killed by the impact.

      C.) Someone can always commit suicide after someone dies in a tornado out of depression.

Hope this helped :]

Answer 9

- sucks you up and throw you out

- Depris that will stab you or knock you dead

- House collapse on top of you

Answer 10

Its 300mph winds. there are cars and trees and rooftops blowing around. if you're caught in the middle of that, you get crushed/trampled/ripped apart.

Not that hard to understand, dude. Go look at pictures of tornado damage and imagine standing inside that house when the tornado hits it. Bye bye.

Answer 11

Most of the time it smashes your house on you or flying debris or it can pick you up and throw you there are many ways.