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
of one storm. A tornado may be a life changer in some situations. Because tornadoes cause so much devastation, citizens need to be informed about the warning signs, recognize the types of winds and the changing temperatures which make them form, and understand the way these work to create the destruction in their path. If tornadoes occur in populated areas, they can cause significant damage. Wherever they occur, there is no way to stop them.Knowing the warning signs of a tornado forming may help
narrow, violently rotating columns of air that extend from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. They can also be referred to as cyclones or twisters. (NSSL Tornado Basics). Tornados can occur in many parts of the world: all a tornado needs to form is a thunderstorm. The United States has about 1,200 tornadoes each year (NSSL Tornado Basics) with most of those hitting
The “Tri-State tornado” was a tornado that occurred on March 18, 1925, that struck three different states beginning with Missouri then through Illinois, and ending in Indiana. (JOHNS, R. H., BURGESS, D. W., DOSWELL III, C. A., GILMORE, M. S., HART, J. A., & PILTZ, S. F. 2013). There were officially 695 people killed and approximately 2,000 injured from the deadly tornado. The destruction spanned 219 miles, destroying 15,000 homes and other massive destruction for three and a half hours (Pinkley
average of 13 minutes before a tornado strikes, each second counts. Scientists created unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to study tornadoes and to improve the warning time. The UAVs penetrate tornadoes and gather data with cameras and other advanced gadgets. The scientists possess the resources and the technology to study tornadoes, but the authority to use UAVs due to the U.S government refusal. One can see the UAVs are necessary by looking at tornadoes, drones, and the warning time. UAVs save lives and
Tornado Facts: What You Need to Know About the Spinning Air of Destruction Most people know what a tornado is, but not all of them know what a tornado really is. There is more to it than just a swirling mass of wind that only scares the bejeezus out of you or leaves destruction on its wake. What is a tornado? Also known as twisters, cyclone and funnel, a tornado is a tube of air that touches both the ground and clouds and spins rapidly. For a vortex of wind to be called a tornado, it must touch
actions in case of a tornado. According to http://www.homefacts.com/tornadoes/Illinois/Dekalb-County/Dekalb.html the last tornado in DeKalb was in May 2, 2011 and the force was a F1. It lasted for 26 miles and there were zero number of deaths. The worst tornado documented in DeKalb history was in 1990 the force was a F5. It lasted for 30 miles, killed 29 people, and injured 350 people. The F1-F5 stands for the Fujita Scale or “F scale” which measures the intensity of a tornado based on the amount
Disasters and Natural Hazards Executive Summary Regina was hit by its first ever tornado on June 30, 1912, but it is still the deadliest tornado in terms of human lives lost to have occurred in all of Canada to date. The tornado was estimated to have been an F4 in magnitude, with wind speeds of 333-418 km/h, and struck without warning to many. It spawned 18 km to the south of Regina and cut northward through the city, passing through it in roughly three minutes. In the event, a total of 28
regular basis. An example could be the recent flood victims of Australia or even last year’s earthquake in Haiti. There are several types of natural disasters¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬- from earthquakes to hurricanes and floods; they often strike without warning and leave a path of destruction and despair in their path. The least violent type of natural disasters is the flood; it is one of the most frequent hazards. A flood can affect local areas or a very large area affecting entire river deltas. Not all
Imagine staring out your window and noticing a wide violent rotating cloud it coming your way. The rotating cloud called a tornado. Tornadoes are one of nature’s worst natural disasters. Hundreds of tornadoes strike the United States each year. Each year an average of seventy deaths and 1,500 injuries is caused by a tornado. Tornadoes caused by changes in the weather. Most of them occur under certain conditions. Super cells are thunderstorms in which tornadoes form inside. “A super cell takes shape
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
Tornadoes A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes can produce massive destruction with wind speeds of 250 miles per hour or more. The typical tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but they have been known to move in any direction. The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 miles per hour but it may vary from stationary to 70 miles per hour. Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, they are found most
A tornado is one of the most unpredictable works of nature; it can strike with very little warning. It is also very destructive and dangerous. Have you ever wondered how something like this forms or what causes it? Do you know what you can do to prepare yourself for a tornado? I’m going to answer all of this, along with other questions you may be asking yourself. First of all, I 'm going to give you some basic information on tornadoes. A tornado is a strong column of wind rotating around a center
Tornado: A destructive vortex that has a funnel shape cloud beneath a large storm system. In my opinion tornadoes are pretty scary and can be devastating to people’s families and their home’s. The first thing you should do when you hear a tornado is coming is go to the lowest level in your house thus, you will be safe. I have never been in a tornado before and I don’t plan to. Are you ready to learn how a tornado is formed and what the steps in doing it are? There aren’t many necessary conditions
directions inconsistently without any warning. The Waco tornado in 1953 was a great destruction to Waco, Texas. Tornadoes can cause great amounts of destruction, and bring havoc to many cities and states. Furthermore, there are many causes of tornadoes. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending downward from the base of a thunderstorm, but a tornado is not actually labeled a tornado until it reaches the surface of the ground. Before a tornado occurs, a very severe thunderstorm will
Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere. This paper will be discussing instability in the Troposphere, the lowest level, since it is where the Earth's weather takes place. Tropospheric instability often times yields severe weather, such as tornadoes. A Tornado is a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and pendent from a cumulonimbus cloud. A tornado's fierce winds have the ability to severely impact the lives of humans by: turning innocent stationary objects into flying missiles,
were actually caused by the tornado they were chasing. Even though storm chasing can be deadly, the risks storm chasers and meteorologists take are not high if handled responsibly and are justified by the lives they save. Oklahoma is considered one of the prime spots for storm chasers to find tornados. Oklahoma is part of what is known as Tornado Valley which includes Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Kansas and a couple other states depending on who you ask. It is called Tornado Valley for a very simple reason;
A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud. It is spawned by a thunderstorm (or sometimes as a result of a hurricane) and produced when cool air overrides a layer of warm air, forcing the warm air to rise rapidly. Tornadoes can cause a lot of damage and even deaths. The damage from a tornado is a result of the high wind velocity and wind-blown debris. Tornado season is generally March through August, although tornadoes can occur at any time of year. They tend
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. The Setup May 4 began in much the same way as many other spring days in the Great Plains
fairly often. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration defines a tornado as “a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground.” (NOAA) Tornadoes can catch people off guard and lead to severe injuries or death. Tornadoes can range from mild to extremely violent. They occur in many parts of the world and the United States. Almost any adult is aware of what and where Tornado Alley is. For those that are not aware, it is an area of the central