Episode #671

Item #1 Science
The united states experiences 75% of the world’s tornadoes, about 1000 per year. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tornadoes/?beta=true
Item #2 Fiction
The EF scale used to rate tornado intensity is largely based on direct measurements of wind speeds in the region of the tornado. https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/enhanced-fujita-scale-20130206
Item #3 Science
The largest tornado on record lasted for 3 1/2 hours and traveled at over 70 mph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_records

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