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Tornado Warning: Survive Nature's Wildest Winds
Season 1
Episode 8
The awesome and devastating power of tornadoes is unlike any other that Mother Nature dishes out. The largest among them, known as EF5s, produce winds in excess of 200 mph and can span two miles across. We discuss the surprising fact that many of the homes in the US aren’t constructed with surviving tornadic winds in mind and talk to experts about what you should do to prepare your home.
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