In terms of the duration: longest lasting tornado recorded lasted 3.5 hours. Man that is a long time i could be watching sponge bob by 2 hour wait.
In terms of diameter: the widest tornado recorded was 2.5 miles wide.
In terms of distance traveled: the longest path was 219 miles.
In terms of height: strong tornadoes can extend more than 20,000 feet upwards.
Since official records becan in 1950, there have been 35 rocorded tornadoes on Long Island. However, the actual number of tornadoes is likely considerably higher, as many of the smaller tornadoes were missed prior to the 1990s.
There are multivortex tornadoes that at times can look like they are made up of two or more tornadoes
A tornadoes color is determined by how the light falls on it, and often the color of soil that it is lifting up.
Yes, there have been tornadoes in Long Island.
Around the Long Beach area we don't have tornadoes often, but in 2010 we did get a tornado warning and amazingly it got up to a A1....I think.From: webkinzandMCR on Youtube! :D
Normally in the Spring and early summer. But tornadoes can happen all year long.
Generally stronger tornadoes last longer, though this is not always they case.
Weak tornadoes typically last less than 5 minutes.
That is impossible to predict. Tornadoes cannot be predicted in the long term. Lead times in forecasting tornadoes are measured in minutes, not months.
A little more than 1% of tornadoes are rated F4 and F5 with F5 tornadoes being less than 0.1%
a lot of things are destroyed
The distance that tornadoes travel varies greatly. Most tornadoes travel a mile or two, but long track tornadoes can travel for well over 100 miles. The longest tornado path on record was 219 miles.