“BRRRRR!” Roars a deafeningly loud siren. Then your house is gone! This is how fast a tornado can happen. Did you know that two tornadoes could collide into one huge tornado? This has happened in northeast Nebraska in the small town known as Pilger. The two tornadoes made up an EF4 size tornado. An EF4 tornado can sure do a lot of damage to a small town. Tornados are sudden and powerful winds, which may cause massive damage, but survival is possible with enough warning and preparation.
To begin with, tornadoes start when a cold front and a warm front meet together. When that happens the tornado forms into a funnel in the sky, which is when a tornado could possibly start. Some funnels do not make it all the way down to the ground to make a
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If you do not take cover in the right spot, at the right time, you can possibly me killed or injured seriously. Tornadoes can be very dangerous just depending on how it is graded, scaled on the fujita scale. A tornado can be graded, scaled once it is finished and studied by meteorologists. Once the meteorologists study the damage done they have to decide which EF scale it should belong to. The EF scale, fujita scale goes from zero to five. Zero is not any damage, but they five is the tornado damaged the whole town and it is horrible. The rest are just in between but they can cause a lot of damage. Tornadoes are one of the worst storms ever. Again, take tornadoes very seriously and take shelter immediately once you hear that tornado warning. If you wait until you here the sirens, it might be too late to get to …show more content…
If you follow safety tips, you can survive a tornado. Many people have survived a tornado because they followed all the safety tips. Some people have not since they were too late. One thing you need in your “safety plan” is a safe spot. Everyone should know where he or she goes when a tornado happens. Everyone should know where this place is, or when he or she is supposed to go there so they know what to do for a tornado. Another thing in your “safety plan” is food and water. You should have a bag of something you have just for tornadoes. In that bag should be water, canned food, food that will not expire. You will need this just in case rescuers do not get to you for a while. You might want to add Band-Aids, athletic tape, first aid kit, flashlight and batteries, and a radio. These things will be very helpful if you are stuck in a spot for a long time. Make sure you have many blankets and extra clothes just in case. Many of these will help saving you from a tornado. The most important thing that will save you is taking cover. Make sure that where you take cover is in a basement where there are no windows. If you do not have a basement take cover on the lowest floor, where there are no windows!! Say that you are driving and see a tornado, get out of your car, run to a ditch and get down low! That will help keep you safer than staying in your car and waiting for the tornado to pass. If you have these
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According to Webster’s Dictionary, a tornado is a rotating column of air accompanied by a funnel shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud and having a vortex several hundred yards in diameter whirling destructively at speeds of up to three hundred miles per hour. There are six classifications of tornadoes, which are measured on what is known as the Fujita Scale. These tornadoes range from an F0 to an F5, which is the most devastating of all. Abnormal warm, humid, and oppressive weather usually precede the formation of a tornado. Records of American tornadoes date back to 1804 and have been known to occur in every state of the United States.
Tornadoes are “violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of air or vortex that extends downward from a cumulonimbus cloud” as Tarbuck and Lutgens (2012) explain.
There isn't a way of preventing a hurricane, but there are ways to prevent injuries. If you have never experienced a hurricane, learn about them. Many places offer free hurricane tips and preparation. Always have the necessities if the is a hurricane warning; water, batteries, flashlight, radio, matches, canned food, hand operated can opener, candles and a first aid kit. Make an emergency plan with your family, designate a safety area in the house and a meeting place if you should separate.
This storm produced fourteen tornadoes, including a tornado with a twister, which impacted Oklahoma City. This tornado was a very strong F5 tornado, the highest classification. This single F5 tornado produced by this one storm caused the most damage, injuries and loss of life. The tornado occurred little after 6:00 p.m. and was first reported in Grady County Oklahoma, approximately two miles south-southwest of the town of Amber. The tornado varied in intensity from F2 to F5 over its track, which was over 38 miles long, and approximately a mile wide at the widest point. With a maximum wind speed, measured by doppler radar, close to 300 miles per hour, this was the most powerful tornado ever recorded. An estimated 1800 homes were destroyed and over 2000 damaged. The Oklahoma State Department of Health attributed 36 fatalities to the tornado, with five additional fatalities classified as related. Damage totals were approximately $1
On May 4, 2007, the town of Greensburg, Kansas was devastated by an exceptionally strong tornado. With maximum winds estimated to be in excess of 205 miles per hour, and leaving a damage path as wide as 1.7 miles, the storm would go on to be rated a rare EF5, the first recorded in the United States since 1999. When the storm finally subsided, 95 percent of Greensburg had been destroyed, killing eleven people.
1. According to the USA Today Tornado Information website, a tornado is a "violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and pendant from a thunderstorm." Therefore, thunderstorms are the first step in the creation of a tornado.
When Hurricane Darby blew through the Hawaiian Islands in late July 2016, it left behind a lot of damage due to flooding and winds on Oahu.
Tornadoes are powerful and destructive phenomena created in strong thunderstorms. Tornadoes are most common in the United States, and in the U.S., they are common in an area called Tornado Alley. Every year, tornadoes wreak havoc on the countryside, towns, and even cities. The deadliest tornado in U.S. history crossed over three states, destroyed 15,000 homes, and killed almost 700 people. There are only a couple of people on record that claim to have been in and seen the center of a tornado and lived. Tornadoes even have their own rating scale, based on their wind and damage level.Tornadoes are powerful vortexes created in thunderstorms, are common in the U.S., have its own rating scale, have only been seen on the inside a few times, have the potential to demolish towns, and can take lives.
On May 22nd, 2011 a massive tornado hit Joplin, Missouri killing 162 people and injuring 1150. With wind speeds of 322km/h, the tornado made a total cost of over $2 billion for the city. 8000 structures were destroyed, 2000 of which were homes. Many people were left homeless. The tornado held an incredible EF5 rating on the Fujita scale, measured from the amount of destruction. The tragic event lasted 38 minutes, from 5:34 pm to 6:12pm. Cool wind from the Rockies in Canada and warm wind from the gulf of Mexico formed into a supercell thunderstorm creating a tornado in Kansas. The tornado rapidly moved into Joplin and continued on its 35 km path.
A tornado struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 at around 5:40 pm. With a population around 50,559, it killed 161 people and injured approximately 1,100 people. The cost was an estimated $2.8 billion in damage. The American taxpayers had to give about $500 million in recovery money. This made it the deadliest tornado since 1950, which was when modern recordkeeping began. Since it was an EF5 tornado, it destroyed everything in its path. The city was ruined with only piles of debris left. It was a half-mile wide when it hit Joplin and grew to three-quarters of a mile wide. It destroyed nearly 7,000 homes in Joplin and damaged hundreds more. It covered over 1,800 acres of land. The warnings that the Joplin residents received were through three different ways. The tornado warning that was sent out for Joplin’s county was from Jasper County Emergency Operations Center (JCEOC) and they claim that the first siren went off at 5:11 pm. Two other warnings for the Joplin residents was they saw the tornado heading their direction, and the media coverage which was all local electronic media switched to wall-to-wall coverage seeing live footage of the tornado.
Tornadoes are one of the deadliest and most unpredictable villains mankind will ever face. There is no rhyme or reason, no rhythm to it’s madness. Tornados are one of the most terrifying natural events that occur, destroying homes and ending lives every year. April 29th, 1995, a calm, muggy, spring night I may never forget. Jason, a buddy I grew up with, just agreed to travel across state with me so we could visit a friend in Lubbock. Jason and I were admiring the beautiful blue bonnets, which traveled for miles like little blue birds flying close to the ground. The warm breeze brushed across the tips of the blue bonnets and allowed them to dance under the perfectly clear blue sky. In the distance, however, we could see darkness. A rumbling sky was quickly approaching.
The most astonishing show of power came from the next town in line, DeSoto, Il. Some trees were snapped off at knee height and stumps were uprooted out of the ground. No structure was left standing in the tornado’s path while it visited this town. But in other towns along the path of the tornado people had stories that would make one wonder how tornado’s operate. For instance there is a story of a popcorn dealer being out in the open and picked up and thrown over a block away. Yet his popcorn stand was only moved three feet and still on its wheels. Another resident of one of the towns in the path of the deadliest tornado reportedly was at his home and went to grab the door knob as it was ripped from the ground and thrown. He was left standing there with the just the door knob in his
Once the storm arrives, stay inside and away from walls and windows that could collapse or be blown away. If it is during the night, have a flashlight near-by so that you can find your way around in case of a power failure. Don’t use the telephone either unless it’s absolutely necessary. Many people may be trying to make emergency calls and the phone lines may be knocked down in some areas.
You panic as the lights inside your house start to flicker as the tornado touches down and it is reported as an F-5, the largest of all the tornadoes, tearing through houses with awe-inspiring velocity. A tornado engorges cars, trees, and small houses as it approaches your house. Being prepared, you descend to the storm cellar and brace yourself for the full impact of the unforgiving monster. The tornado has left its calling card on your block. A scrap of metal and glass resembling your car can be found on your next door neighbor’s lawn.