This week, we are talking about extreme weather within countries, and we can choose any country that we want to research. However, I decided to stick with Brazil and see what kind of extreme weather they have to deal with. One major thing I saw Brazil deals with is tornadoes. Tornadoes usually occur due to the updrafts and downdrafts of a thunderstorm. Some parts of Brazil have tornadoes much more often than other parts. Most of the tornadoes that occur in Brazil are in either the South or the Southeast portion of Brazil (https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/2011WCAS1095.1). In April of 2015, there was a deadly tornado that hit Brazil. This tornado ruined about 500 homes, killing two people, and sending almost 120 to the hospitals, 15 of these people were seriously injured. This tornado occured due to a super cell storm. A super cell storm is a thunderstorm with a deep rotating updraft. This was one of the largest tornadoes Brazil has ever seen. This is a picture of some of the damage that the tornado caused to the city of Xanxerien (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/04/22/deadly-tornado-destroys-parts-of-xanxere-city-in-brazil-video/?utm_term=.430b0176a461).
 
 I looked and could not find anything on how Brazil warns their citizens of a tornado. Although, these citizens, especially the ones that have experienced a tornado before should kind of know what to expect, when they are coming, and what to do if it does happen. Every country should have some sort of warning for their citizens, even if its an alarm, something sent over phones or radios, or anyway that they can help their citizens know. If a tornado occurs make sure you do not try to drive away from the tornado as they change paths too often and are pretty unpredictable, stay in your home or a sturdy building, get away from windows, and get underground or in a basement if possible.