Tornadoes, which are the fastest and most violent winds on earth, can reach speeds of over 140 mph.
This week, however, we have been reminded of what nature can do as hurricane winds continue to cause chaos across the south coast.
Roofs of houses, cars animals, buses, and people have been lifted into the air in this way. Those people whose lives have been put at risk by ‘twisters’ have described how helpless they felt in the face of such power.