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The size of a tornado is determined by the width of the area over which it produces damage. This is not to be confused with the tornado's intensity.

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Q: How do you determine the size of a tornado?
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How do tornadoes get their size?

By how strong the tornado is. Even though strong tornadoes tend to be larger how strong a tornado is does not determine its size. Relatively weak tornadoes have been very large and extremely strong tornadoes have been relatively small.


How do you size a tornado?

The size of a tornado, or its width is determined by how wide the area of damage is. The rating of a tornado, which is not dependent on size (though there is some correlation) is based on the severity of the damage caused.


What scale is used to determine how strong a tornado is on the ground?

Ted Fujita discovered the Fujita Scale to determine how much strength a tornado has based on the damage it produces.


What is the size of a tornado shelter?

A tornado shelter typically ranges in size between that of a large closet and a small office.


Where is the next tornado likely to hit?

That is impossible to determine.


Why does the size of a tornado not determine the damage of a tornado?

The damage severity in a tornado is determined primarily by wind speed. For example, a tornado with peak winds of 100 mph, even if it is very large, is not going to obliterate well built houses, thought it will cause severe roof damage. By contrast, even a relatively small tornado with peak winds of 250 mph can completely destroy just about any structure.


What is the tool used to measer the size of a tornado?

The damage is surveyed and where damage boundaries are is noted. This is the used to show how wide the tornado is. Note that the size is not a factor in how the tornado is rated but how intense the damage is.


What machine is used to determine the intensity a tornado?

No machine is used. The intensity of a tornado is determined by a visual survey of the damage.


What was the size of the 1974 Xenia tornado?

The Xenia tornado of 1974 was about half a mile wide.


How do they determine wind speed in a tornado?

In most cases the wind speed of a tornado is estimated based on the severity of the damage it causes.


The size of an average tornado?

50 yards


When will the next tornado occur and where?

It is impossible to determine where or when the next tornado will be. The potential for a tornado in a specific place can't be predicted much more than a few minutes ahead of time. For a general region (at least the size of a state), the potential for tornadoes can be seen hours, or sometimes days ahead of time, but it is impossible to tell where or when individual tornadoes will hit.