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Description:In seconds, a tornado can transform a thriving street into a ruin, and hope into despair. It is the business of NOAA, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to lessen the destructive and demoralizing effects of natural catastrophe. The National Weather Service, a major element of NOAA, provides the Nation's first line of defense against destructive atmospheric phenomena. Through its severe storm and tornado watches and warnings, the National Weather Service gives persons in threatened areas time to find shelter. This booklet is part of that warning service. It tells what tornadoes are, when and where they occur, how they produce their destructive effects, what they look like, and what to do when threatened by tornadoes.
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