Tornado Myth/Fact
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Tornado Myth: Areas near rivers, lakes, and mountains are safe from tornadoes.
FACT: No place is completely safe from tornadoes. Tornadoes can happen anywhere regardless of terrain. In the late 1980s, a tornado swept through Yellowstone National Park leaving a path of destruction up and down a 10,000 ft. mountain. (NOAA/NWS)