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What countrys have tornadoes?
With the exception of the Arctic and Antarctic where the needed moisture and warm air to form is unusual, tornados have been recorded on all continents Whenever and wherever conditions are right, tornadoes are possible, but they are most common in the central plains of North America, east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachian Mountains. They occur mostly during the spring and summer; the tornado season comes early in the south and later in the north because spring comes later in the year as one moves northward. They usually occur during the late afternoon and early evening. However, they have been known to occur in every state in the United States, on any day of the year, and at any hour. They also occur in many other parts of the world, including Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. To Learn More Visit these Links. TORNADO INFORMATIONhttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/tornado.htmhttp://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.phphttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tstorms/tstorms_intro.htmhttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tstorms/tornado.htmhttp://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.phphttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtfaq.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/tornado.htmlhttp://www.hubbard.lib.oh.us/tornado/tornado_faqs.htmhttp://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/hazard/Tornado Climatologyhttp://www.nssl.noaa.gov/briefings/vol2_no3/new_findings.htmlTornados and Elevery country
Which US state has the fewest number of tornadoes?
Although every state has experienced tornadoes, even cold Alaska and paradise Hawaii, Alaska averages the fewest Tornados per year with the yearly average of 0 (Zero) tornados per year. Resource: National Climatic Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html To Learn More about Tornados visit these links: TORNADO INFORMATION http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/tornado.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.php http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tstorms/tstorms_intro.htm http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tstorms/tornado.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.php http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtfaq.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/tornado.html http://www.hubbard.lib.oh.us/tornado/tornado_faqs.htm http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/ http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/hazard/ Tornado Climatology http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/briefings/vol2_no3/new_findings.htmlTornados and El Nino / La Nina http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/schaefer/el_nino.htm Top 10 Killer U.S. Tornados http://www.tornadoproject.com/toptens/toptens.htm Major Metro Strikes http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/downtown.html Texas Cities http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtexascity.htm map of peak tornado season http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cae/svrwx/when.htm HURRICANE vs. TORNADO http://www.erp.oissel.onac.org/anglais/hurricanestornadoes.htm http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/weathersafetyt_sati.htm TORNADO SAFETY http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/preparedness/tornado_large/index.php http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/tornado.html http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/wcm/safety_rules_lists.pdf http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tornado.shtml http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/swww/v5n1/tornadoes2.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/tornado/safety.html http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/safety.htm http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.php WHY OVERPASSES ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR SHELTERS http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/papers/overpass/slide01.html
How many raindrops can fall during a storm?
USA Today quotes Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, as saying that a thunderstorm cloud contains approximately 275 million gallons of water. (http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/archives-thunderstorms.htm} NOAA's National Weather Service says, "One inch of rain over one square mile equals 17.4 million gallons of water weighing 143 million pounds (about 72,000 tons), or the weight of a train with 40 boxcars." (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/ll_h2ocontent.htm)
What is the difference between the Saffir-Simpson scale and the Fujita scale?
Answer The original F-scale developed and introduced by Dr. T. Theodore Fujita was a damage scale for winds, including tornadoes, which was supposed to relate the degree of damage to the intensity of the wind. This scale was the result. The original F-scale should not be used anymore, because it has been replaced by an enhanced version. Tornado wind speeds are still largely unknown; and the wind speeds on the original F-scale have never been scientifically tested and proven. Different winds may be needed to cause the same damage depending on how well-built a structure is, wind direction, wind duration, battering by flying debris, and a bunch of other factors. Also, the process of rating the damage itself is largely a judgment call -- quite inconsistent and arbitrary (Doswell and Burgess, 1988). Even meteorologists and engineers highly experienced in damage survey techniques often came up with different F-scale ratings for the same damage. Even with all its flaws, the original F-scale was the only widely used tornado rating method for over three decades. The enhanced F-scale took effect 1 February 2007. The Enhanced F-scale is a much more precise and robust way to assess tornado damage than the original. It classifies F0-F5 damage as calibrated by engineers and meteorologists across 28 different types of damage indicators (mainly various kinds of buildings, but also a few other structures as well as trees). The idea is that a "one size fits all" approach just doesn't work in rating tornado damage, and that a tornado scale needs to take into account the typical strengths and weaknesses of different types of construction. This is because the same wind does different things to different kinds of structures. In the Enhanced F-scale, there will be different, customized standards for assigning any given F rating to a well built, well anchored wood-frame house compared to a garage, school, skyscraper, unanchored house, barn, factory, utility pole or other type of structure. In a real-life tornado track, these ratings can be mapped together more smoothly to make a damage analysis. Of course, there still will be gaps and weaknesses on a track where there was little or nothing to damage, but such problems will be less common than under the original F-scale. As with the original F-scale, the enhanced version will rate the tornado as a whole based on most intense damage within the path. There are no plans to systematically re-evaluate historical tornadoes using the Enhanced F-scale. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/index.html To See the Complete Scale and comparison see this link. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-scale.html To Learn More about Tornados see these links TORNADO INFORMATION http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/tornado.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.php http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tstorms/tstorms_intro.htm http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/tstorms/tornado.htm http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_tor.php http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtfaq.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/tornado.html http://www.hubbard.lib.oh.us/tornado/tornado_faqs.htm http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/ http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/hazard/ Tornado Climatology http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/briefings/vol2_no3/new_findings.htmlTornados and El Nino / La Nina http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/schaefer/el_nino.htm
