IMPORTANT NOTE: If this is your first adult passport (first passport renewal after your 16th birthday), then use Form DS-11 instead of DS-82. The fee for first-time adult passports is $135. It is recommended that at least one parent appear in person with children ages 16 and 17.
Do wider tornadoes cause more damage? There is a statistical trend toward wide tornadoes having higher EF-scale damage. This can be because of more strength or because of greater opportunity for targets to damage, or a combination of both.
Tornadoes are classified by wind speed and damage according to the Fujita Scale. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.The most violent tornadoes can produce massive destsruction with wind speeds of 250 mph or more. Damage paths can be more than 1 mile wide and 50 miles wide. The typical tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but they have been known to move in any direction. The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 mph but it may vary from stationary to 70mph.