In May 2013 one of the worst tornados to be experienced in the USA hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City, leaving 23 people dead. Go to www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22611038. Select the main title photo <Mapping the destruction> and scroll down to see the narrow path of this particularly destructive tornado and assess its impact with the ‘before’ and ‘after’ images. At the bottom of the page notice the map showing the occurrence of tornados across the USA and the time of the year they are most likely to occur.
Should the people of Oklahoma have been expecting a tornado when it struck?
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