Well that fast of wind is asspose to be lightning for one to be really a laska.
The fact that the a tornado spins means that the winds move in all directions at different points within the tornado, as they make a full 360 degree rotation. In the northern hemisphere tornadoes spin counterclockwise, so winds on the north side of a tornado blow east to west, those on the west side blow north to south, those on the south side blow west to east, and those on the east side blow south to north. This is reversed in the southern hemisphere where tornadoes spin clockwise.
An average tornado would probably be in the mid EF1 range with peak winds of 90 to 100 miles per hour. The tornadoes that make national news are usually much stronger.
The winds in a tornado spin, so the wind itself can come from any direction. Except for rare cases, tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.
These are called prevailing winds.
They are called monssons.
The fact that the a tornado spins means that the winds move in all directions at different points within the tornado, as they make a full 360 degree rotation. In the northern hemisphere tornadoes spin counterclockwise, so winds on the north side of a tornado blow east to west, those on the west side blow north to south, those on the south side blow west to east, and those on the east side blow south to north. This is reversed in the southern hemisphere where tornadoes spin clockwise.
Yes. Winds to 302 mph +/- 20 were recorded in one tornado near Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999. Winds this strong and possibly stronger have likely in other tornadoes as well. However, tornadoes this strong are extremely rare.
An average tornado would probably be in the mid EF1 range with peak winds of 90 to 100 miles per hour. The tornadoes that make national news are usually much stronger.
Tornadoes don't have names. Instead they are usually referred to by where they occur. The most significant tornadoes in recent U.S. history are the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham, Alabama tornado of 2011, the Hackleburg, Alabama tornado of 2011, and the Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011. Two tornado that are exceptions to this rule of thumb are the Tri-State tornado and the tornado of the elevens. The Tri-State tornado is so called for having carved a 219 mile long damage path across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The tornado of the elevens touched down at 11:11 pm on November 11, 1911, killing 2 and injuring 9 for a total of 11.
Pressure decreases sharply, reaching its lowest at the center of the tornado. This pulls air toward the center of the tornado and then drawn into the tornado's updraft. The tornado spins as it originates from a larger circulation called a mesocyclone.
The winds in a tornado spin, so the wind itself can come from any direction. Except for rare cases, tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.
No. The prevailing winds are perpetual large scale wind currents that operate on a global scale. They are divided into the trade winds in the tropics, which blow out of the east, the prevailing westerlies in middle latitudes which blow out of the west, and the polar easterlies which blow out of the east. The prevailing winds play a major role in the development and movement of weather systems but are not themselves severe. A tornado is a violent, small-scale vortex of wind that occurs during a thunderstorm. Unlike the prevailing winds, which are almost always going, tornadoes are rare, sporadic events.
It varies widley. Even within a single tornado the peak winds experience by any particular point can differ significantly over a short distance. Weak tornadoes have been recorded with maxumum winds of less than 60 mph. By contrast, the very strongest tornadoes will produce gusts to over 300 mph.
Yes. A tornado is essentially a very strong vortex of wind.
This condition is called wind shear. It is indeed a crucial factor in producing tornadoes.
Tornadoes cause damage through their extremely fast winds and debris carries by those winds. In the worst cases these winds are strong enough to completely blow houses away. However, very few tornadoes actually destroy towns. Most tornadoes are short-lived, small, and weak, only causing minor to moderate damage. Even in most destructive tornadoes the worst damage is limited to a relatively small swath. The tornadoes that produce widespread catastrophic damage, such as in Tuscaloosa or Joplin, are extremely rare.
These are called prevailing winds.