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Tornado Darkens Sky
Photo: Impending tornado darkens the sky
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An impending tornado darkens skies over the Colorado plains. Most tornadoes are 400 to 500 feet (122 to 152 meters) wide, travel four or five miles (six to eight kilometers) and last just a few minutes.
Photograph by Priit Vesilind

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