Why is it more helpful to know a tornado's velocity rather than its speed ?

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It would be important to know the velocity because velocity includes direction. Knowing only the speed of a tornado would not tell the direction that the tornado is travelling. Knowing a tornado's direction of travel would allow people to avoid or escape its path.

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