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Can you be killed if your in a classroom while a tornado is outside?
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Yes. A strong enough tornado could tear away the roof or walls, exposing the classroom to the wind and debris. A very strong tornado could could destroy the school
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Is it possible to make a lightning tornado?
No. While tornadoes and lightning often occur at the same time a tornado cannot be made of lighting, nor are the two directly related. A tornado is a vortex of air; lighting is an electrical discharge.
How long does it take scientist to warn people that a tornado is coming?
Currently average warning time is close to 15 minutes before a tornado strikes. Sometimes there is over an hour of warning, while other times a tornado strikes with no warning.
How is a man skiing downhill of a snowy landscape and a tornado on an ocean kinetic energies different?
The kinetic energy of a tornado is much greater as the tornado has a greater mass than a man and produces winds faster than what you attain while skiing.
Why not drive away from a tornado?
The path of a tornado can be unpredictable and one can overtake you more quickly than expected. Once caught in a tornado, a car offers little protection and you are actually better off taking cover in a ditch. In terms of evacuating, a study house, especially one with a basement, offers far better protection. Attempting to evacuate a populated area would likely lead to traffic jams and possibly accidents, which would slow the evacuation with potentially catestrophic results. This is compounded by the fact that the pek of daily tornado activity often coincides with rush hour. One of the most infamous cases took place on April 10, 1979 when an F4 tornado struck Wichita Falls, Texas. Some people attempted to fleed the tornado. Of the 42 people killed by the Wichita Falls tornado, 25 died in their vehicles. Some of the victims ended up driving directly into the tornado's path, while it completely missed their homes. More recently, on May 31, 2013, a massive tornado was tracked as it headed toward Oklahoma City. Some people attempted to evacuate, only to become struck in rush hour traffic, leaving them completely vulnerable if the tornado should come their way. The tornado started moving toward a densely packed section of highway, but fortunately dissipated before it got there. This tornado killed 8 people, including 4 storm chasers, all in vehicles. It is believed that, had this tornado continued into heavy traffic, the death toll might have exceeded 500.
Can wind create a tornado?
A tornado is itself a vortex of wind. Aside from that, wind does play a role in tornado development. Many scientists believe that one of the final stages of tornado development involves a downdraft, or downward movement of air, reaching the ground near the back of a thunderstorm and wrapping around an already existing rotation called a mesocyclone. This circulation then tightens and intensifies to form a tornado. Not that while wind can create small vortices as it interacts with buildings and vegetation, these are not considered tornadoes.
Was anyone killed doing tornado chasing?
Yes. A few people have been killed while storm chasing. Though oddly, no storm chaser has yet been killed by a tornado.
Have any super outbreaks happened outside of tornado season?
No. While significant tornado outbreaks have occurred outside of tornado season, there have only been two recorded: one in April of 1974 and one in April of 2011. April is in tornado season.
Did any one get hurt but not dead in Missouri tornado?
Yes. You are most likely referring to the Joplin Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. This tornado killed 158 while the number injured is estimated at 990 to 1,150.
How many people did the tornado on May 3 1999 kill?
There were dozens of tornadoes on May 3, 1999, of which five were killers. The infamous Oklahoma City tornado killed 36 people. Another tornado killed 6 people in the Wichita area while yet another killed 2 people in Mulhall, Oklahoma. Two others killed one person each near Meeker and Hennessey, Oklahoma.
Have more people died from hurricanes or from tornadoes?
Hurricanes, by far. Consider that a number of hurricanes have killed thoussands of people, while only one tornado has ever killed more than 1,000.
Can you survive a tornado while strapped to a pole?
Probably not. Most people killed by tornadoes are struck by debris, not picked up and thrown. Strapping yourself to a pole leaves you exposed and is perhaps the worst thing you could possibly do in a tornado.
Is Killeen TX part of Tornado Alley?
It depends. There are no official boundaries to Tornado Alley and it is shown differently on different maps. Some maps would include Killeen while others would put Killeen slightly south of Tornado Alley. However, even if it is outside Tornado Alley it can still be hit by strong tornadoes.
When you're in the basement while there's a tornado outside can there be electricity?
Most likely not. Even weak tornadoes will often take down power lines.
What rhymes with 'I sat in the back by the window hoping that you would not be called on'?
While outside, in the distance, a tornado raged and squalled on
Which killed more people volcanoes or tornadoes?
Volcanoes have killed more people by far. A number of volcanic eruptions, such as the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, have had had tolls in the tens of thousands, while only 1 tornado is known to have killed over 1000 people.
Are tornadoes a serious threat to California?
Generally not. While tornadoes do occur in California they are usually weak and, to date, nobody in California has ever been killed by a tornado.
Is Ontario in tornado alley?
No. While Ontario does get tornadoes, it is nowhere near Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is farther west.
