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American Experience: Mr. Tornado

American Experience (2020)

Documentary, Biographical, Historical | United States

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Rating: 8.0/10

SEASON: 32

EPISODE: 8 - Mr. Tornado

SYNOPSIS

Japanese American researcher Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, aka Mr. Tornado, created the Fujita scale of tornado intensity and damage and is credited with advancing modern understanding of severe weather phenomena.

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Voice: Joe Morton

RUNTIME: 53 min

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