It is not flying over the tornado that is the problem, it is flying over the thunderstorm that generated it. Most thunderstorms that generate tornados are too high for commercial aircraft to fly over. However they are easy to see on radar and therefore easy to go around.
The safest thing to do if you are caught outdoors during a tornado is to seek shelter immediately in a sturdy building. If there is no building nearby, lie flat in a low-lying area, cover your head with your hands, and be aware of flying debris. Do not try to outrun a tornado in a vehicle or on foot.
If caught outside during a tornado with no shelter, try to find a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine. Lie flat and cover your head with your hands to protect yourself from flying debris. Avoid seeking shelter under highway overpasses or bridges, as these areas can be even more dangerous during a tornado.
It is possible for a tornado to generate strong enough winds to pick up objects, including a person, from a ditch. It's always important to seek shelter in a safe location during a tornado to avoid being caught in its path.
It depends on how intense the tornado is. If it is an EF-0 tornado, it probably wouldn't even pick you up off the ground. If it were an EF-3 tornado, you will get tossed around up and down, and side to side. Usually, tornadoes don't throw people very high, just a few meters off the ground. If it were an EF-5 tornado, your chances of survival are very, very slim. But people have lived through them. In an EF-5 tornado, the winds can reach and surpass 250 mph. These ferocious winds will toss you like a paper airplane. The debris in all tornadoes is a threat, but debris in an EF-5 tornado are going much faster than you could think possible. Cars can be thrown over half a mile. You would be lucky to survive a tornado of this intensity. You do not twirl up and out of a tornado, the winds cannot take you up that far. Yes, they can throw you a distance from where you originally began. The most likely case is being tossed around in all kinds of directions, with debris flying by you.
People caught in a tornado can be tossed and carried along with the swirling winds, ending up anywhere within the storm's path. Typically, they can be found scattered over a wide area, depending on the tornado's strength and the distance it carries them.
Yes, normally this happens to planes on the ground when a tornado strikes an airport.
Only if everyone in it wants to die horribly.
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The main impact of a tornado on ecosystems is the destruction of trees and other vegetation. Animals caught in a tornado may be killed or injured as well.
A person looked and saw it and went "Oh Crap!" or a person got caught up in it and survived and called it a tornado.
A tornado moves with its parent thunderstorm. As the tornado moves air flows into it and accelerates to great speeds. Objects caught in the path may be damaged or destroyed.
Yes as long as you don't get caught with it and get arrested.
It is highly unlikely for a tornado to pick up an airplane due to its heavy weight and design. Airplanes are built to withstand strong winds and turbulence, and they are not easily lifted off the ground by tornadoes.
Generally you should shelter in place during a tornado as you are more likely to survive if caught in your house than if caught in a car. Evacuating from a tornado is not as simple as it sounds, as the paths of tornadoes can be unpredictable and it is possible to get stuck in traffic since peak tornado activity often coincides with the evening rush hour. That said, if you are in a mobile home when a tornado is coming you should leave it for sturdier shelter.
No, it is usually quite turbulent. Additionally, helicopter pilots flying relatively close to tornadoes have reported fairly strong winds blowing toward the tornado.
If caught in a tornado it is best to get as low as possible. Preferably in a basement or cellar. If not you should got to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor.Go to a basement or cellar and crouch down facing a wall. If you don't have one get to the center part of your house away from windows. Abandon cars or mobile homes for sturdier shelter. If caught outside with no access to shelter take cover in a ditch as a last resort.
Unfortunately many animals do die in tornadoes, depending on the strength of the tornado. Animals will naturally hide, and I would imagine that they generally make it through such situations because most are quite small and obviously can't get caught in a car or a collapsing house when a tornado strikes, and certainly those that can hide underground probably come out unscathed most often.