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Withwindsthatcanreachspeedsofthreehundredmilesanhourandfunnelcloudsthatcanmeasureamileindiameter,tornadoesleaveenormousdamageintheirwake.Nowaward-winningauthorSeymourSimonexaminesthesetwistingcolumnsofairanddestruction.Withtheclear,concisestyleheisnotedfor,Simonexplainshowtornadoesareformed,whyandwhentheyaremostlikelytooccur,howscientistsclassifyandtrackthem--andwhattodoifonetouchesdown.Spectacularfull-colorphotographsshowthispowerfulphenomenoninaction.