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There is a combination of factors that make one tornado more destructive than another..
- Some tornadoes are stronger than others, winds can be anywhere from 65 mph (causing minor damage) to over 300 mph (total destruction)
- Some tornadoes are wider than others (ranging from a few yards to over a mile) and so affect larger or smaller areas.
- Some tornadoes cover greater distances (sometimes only a few hundred feet, other times over 100 miles)
- Some tornadoes hit more developed area than others.
What else can I help you with?
Are tornadoes constructive forces?
Tornadoes are typically categorized as destructive forces due to the damage they cause to structures and landscapes. They can uproot trees, destroy buildings, and create widespread devastation in their paths. However, in some cases, tornadoes can contribute to the natural ecosystem by dispersing seeds and nutrients and promoting ecological succession.
Why are most tornadoes f0-f1?
The stronger a tornado the more energy it takes and most storms do not have the energy to produce a tornado stronger than F1 or are not organized enough to focus that energy into a tornado. Additionally, tornado ratings are based on damage and some tornadoes stay in open fields, causing no damage. Such tornadoes are rated F0.
How do tornadoes break down everything in their path?
Contrary to popular belief, most tornadoes are not so destructive. Most tornadoes may cause some roof damage or toppled a few trees but aren't strong enough to do much more. Those tornadoes that do destroy much of what is in their path have winds in the range of 170 mph or more, and in some cases as high as 300 mph. When winds get above 200 mph they carry such force that virtually nothing can withstand them. When buildings are destroyed pieces of them become high-speed projectiles that add further to the destructive potential as wooded beams in some cases travel fast enough to penetrate brick walls.
What is the diffreence between thin and fat tornadoes?
Thin tornadoes are typically weak and do not conjure much damage, while fat tornadoes are usually much more dangerous, and can grow to over mile in width. However, this is only the general trend. Some very large tornadoes have been relatively weak while a few very violent tornadoes have been relatively small.
What is the speed of the winds of most tornadoes?
An average tornado is probably a high-end EF0 to a low-end EF1, which would put winds in the range of 80 to 90 mph. However, the more destructive tornadoes which typically make it into the news are usually rated EF3 or higher, with winds over 135 mph.
Do mini tornadoes do more damage then big ones?
Generally, small tornadoes do less damage than large ones, but some small tornadoes have been very destructive.
What are some destructive forces?
hurricanes tornadoes tsunami
Why is a tornado dreadful?
Tornadoes are often considered dreadful because at least a few every year are quite destructive. Among these more destructive tornadoes, many kill people. Some tornadoes are large enough and powerful enough to destroy entire towns.
Is Wisconsin affected by tornadoes?
Yes. Wisconsin gets tornadoes, some of which have been very destructive.
How destructive are tornadoes?
It varies, some tornadoes cause little or no damage. Others will cause moderate to cause heavy damage to most buildings. The very worst can obliterate entire neighborhoods and small towns.
Why do tornadoes only occur in certain areas?
Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere, but they tend to be more common and more destructive in some areas than in others. Since tornadoes are a weather phenomenon, their prevalence is largely controlled by a region's climate. A region must have the right combination of moisture, instability, wind shear, and weather systems to trigger severe storms.
Are tornadoes the most destructive?
No. While tornadoes can cause total destruction in some areas, they are very localized events. Other natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes, can be far more destructive because they cause destruction across a larger area.
Is South Carolina known for tornadoes?
No. While South Carolina gets tornadoes and has had some very destructive ones, it is not typically associated with tornadoes.
Are tornadoes more dangerous than a hurricane?
A hurricane over can cause more damage, deaths and injuries than a tornado. This is because hurricanes affect a larger area and bring flooding in addition to strong winds. However, tornadoes are more dangerous and potentially more destructive on a localized scale.
Is tornado mostly constructive or destructive?
Tornadoes are a destructive force. They cause some erosion but do no build up any features.
Can a tornado occur in Michigan?
Yes, tornadoes are not uncommon in Michigan which averages about 17 tornadoes per year some of these have been especially destructive.
Examples of destructive forces?
Anything that you can build,like say your buliding a house. BUILD is your answer
