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Tornado Foretold by Clouds
Photo: Heavy dark clouds foretell a possible tornado near an old homestead
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Heavy clouds hang low over a homestead in the Midwest, foretelling a possible tornado. Tornadoes form when the updrafts of air that supply storms with warm, humid air become a vortex, or high-speed whirlwind.
Photograph by Carsten Peter

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