Tornadoes usually happen in the summer , so having one in January is very uncommon I never even knew that tornadoes can happen in January .
I was still living with my mom and dad in Wisconsin. When the tornado struck me and my parents were going to our basement. Right when me and my mom got in our basement. My dad went to try and save a cat in a tree. My dad went to try and save the cat and me and my mom were yelling just grab Oliver then my dad said no this cat can't be left out here then I heard a loud SNAP then my dad ran straight to our basement.
Ten minutes later the tornado was gone and our house was in one piece thankfully. Then we went inside and we returned to what we were doing. Me and my family saw all of the debre and then a
The 1953 Waco Tornado was the deadliest tornado in Texas since 1900. The violent and deadly twister ripped through the downtown area killing and injuring hundreds. 600 homes were destroyed and 5 people were hit and killed in cars.Injured people were 597 and 114 killed.
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.
Around 1,200 tornadoes hit the United States, most inside “tornado alley”, and during the main “tornado season” during spring and summer. As Earth’s tilt decides where the Sun will be, and what once was undisturbed air, now changed by gravity, can all lead to the production of a tornado. Mother Nature’s most dangerous and mysterious pheromones still unknown and still being researched. What else can cause the formation of tornadoes, beside Earth’s tilt and gravity? Meteorologist are still looking for the answer. Constantly learning more and more about tornadoes, maybe one day there will be a smaller death toll from tornadoes.
I would like to start out by what we know about tornados and outbreaks, and what is said to be the cause of such catastrophic events, such as the outbreak that occurred November 17th in the Midwestern, portion of the United States. Tornado outbreaks occur when there are multiple tornados that are said to be produced by the same weather system. The classification of an outbreak can vary depending on interpretation. It is said that in order to be classified as a “tornado outbreak” there must be a certain number of tornados that touch down. It is said that the US has the most tornados of any country. This can be attributed the location with in the mid latitude. The Rocky Mountains, have the ability to block moisture and “buckle” the atmospheric flow; thus forcing a lot of dry air at mid-levels of the troposphere, due to downslope winds. While the Rockies are forming a “dry-line” the Gulf of Mexico on the other hand contributes a lot of low level moisture. This mixture of warm air and cold air is to blame for the large number of tornados that form in the US. These events are most prevalent in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States, along with the Great Plains also known as (tornado alley) although some of these systems have been known to move as far North as Canada. The tornado outbreak that took place on the 17th of November is said to have been the one of the largest outbreaks to have occurred in eight years. This particular storm spawned a total of 72 tornados that swept through seven states, according to the National Weather Service. This outbreak is being considered the fourth largest outbreak of its kind, especially this time of year.
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.
Winds rushed through the west county from the joplin tornado.The winds were going about 200 hundred miles per hour.If the tornado goes to fast it can cause more damage to Joplin.It took about five seconds to take down a building.Maybe people were in these buildings or houses.It was a EF-5 on power and intensity.
On the day that the flood had hit, it was raining cats and dogs. Speaking of dogs, our dog was floating around the house on a door which looked pretty funny but then I felt pretty bad for her. Anywho, in the evening we got picked up in a bus and they took us to a school near by called
About a week later a tornado razed a better part of North Houston. It brought rain. It brought hail. It upended cars; it flooded houses. And in its trail it left fallen branches and trees, and removed, in whole, one tiny tomato-onion-potato-and-green-bean garden located behind my garage.
To begin with, according to Source 3, about 1,300 tornadoes hit the U.S. each year. Most tornadoes usually happen in the Midwest. Also, tornadoes are formed when warm air mixes with cool air. They can have wind speeds that exceed 300 miles per hour! On spc.noaa.gov, it states that these storms usually last about 10 minutes. Also, in Source 3, it states that you can't always tell where a tornado will strike. Although some people can see it in the distance, it can be blocked by rain or clouds, causing it to not be as visible. On brainpop.com, we learn that tornadoes usually occur during thunderstorms. Finally, according to accu.weather.com, about 60 people are killed by tornadoes each year.
Tornadoes are formed typically during a front of stormy weather known as a supercell, although not always. It begins with cold air and warm air that collide. This causes the cold air to drop and the warm air to rise and spin into a funnel. However, before the funnel can develop, a series of steps must occur leading up to the storm. First, a change in wind direction and an increase in wind speed must occur which will happen with an increasing altitude. This creates an effect of invisible horizontal spinning which occurs in the lower atmosphere. Next, rising air in the thunderstorm tilts the rotating air from horizontal to vertical. Then, the 2-6 mile wide area of rotation must be kept within the majority of the storm. The final step is for a low cloud base containing no rain to form a funnel cloud, creating the tornado. Tornadoes follow a very specific and definite life cycle.
It was July 22nd when I got the phone call that my great grandma was in the hospital. It was so shocking to me I didn’t even know what to think I had just been up there to see her two days ago prior to then. My dad had called me and told me in a calm but of course I know my dad to well to know that he was calm but actually pretty scared and frantic. I was at work and a perk to my job is that I work at a family owned business that is actually close to my family.
My mom said that she would protect us and that we would be fine. The storm just kept rolling in with heavy rain and lightning and thunder. We were on the top of the bridge for about 5 minutes when the traffic began moving slowly down the bridge. I felt relief and achievement.
When the end of my 5th grade year had hit; A land mark of the most traumatizing event of my life was about to take place. My mom had left my father and took us along with her. Over the summer and a few addit...
Tornado seasons vary in different parts of the US. In the Southeast the peak season is February through April. In the northern plains it is June through August. Tornado frequency is high in the South during late winter and in the Plains, mid-west, and Ohio Valley it is high during early spring through summer. They can occur at any time of day but are more likely to occur 2-7pm. The most tornadoes occur at around 5pm. In Tornado Alley, very few tornadoes occur in the morning . In the southeast , most of the tornadoes occur during the night and early morning hours. Most tornadoes form in conjunction with thunderstorms. Forecasters therefore have to determine which areas are most at risk with severe thunderstorms. It is very difficult to tell the difference between a severe thunderstorm with hail and strong winds without a tornado and a severe thunderstorm with light rain and a severe tornado...
These are all important tornado facts and reasons of why this phenomenon occurs. Tornadoes are natural disasters that we can not do anything about, we just have to learn to live with them and be smart about how we approach them. There is no preventing a tornado from occurring so we must merely take all the precautions so we will be safe.