Tornadoes

The Great Tri-State Tornado, which occurred on March 18, 1925, was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. It had a path of approximately 219 miles across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, with estimated wind speeds of up to 300 mph. The tornado caused widespread destruction, resulting in over 700 fatalities and thousands of injuries.

There are several factors at work. One of the main components is the Gulf of Mexico, which provides warm moist air, the fuel of thunderstorms. This warm moist air then meets cooler air from Canada and sometimes dry air from the Rockies. This collision often results in the formation of thunderstorms Wind shear then sets the storms rotating, which allows them to produce tornadoes.

People are alerted about tornadoes through various means, including sirens, weather radios, emergency alerts on TV and radio, social media alerts, and mobile phone notifications. These alerts are issued by the National Weather Service based on radar data and storm reports. It's important for people to have multiple ways to receive alerts in case one method fails.

The process is not fully understood. But, to start off, you need a special kind of thunderstorm called a supercell. Supercells form when the speed and direction of the wind changes significantly with latitude, a condition called wind shear. This tilts thunderstorms, separating the updraft of the storm from the downdraft. This allows the updraft to intensify without the downdraft choking it off, allowing the storm to grow stronger and last longer. Usually the updraft is in the back of the storm while the downdraft is in the front. The wind shear also sets the thunderstorms rotating. The rotation is particularly present in a powerful, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. As the bottom of the mesocyclone intensifies and pressure drops it triggers a new downdraft near the back of the storm descends and wraps around the mesocyclone, tightening and intensifying the rotation to produce a tornado.

You should leave the mobile home for a sturdier shelter. Mobile homes are usually weakly constructed and either weakly anchored or not anchored at all. Because of this they can easily by overturned and destroyed, even tornadoes that are not particularly strong. Nearly half of all tornado related deaths in the U.S. occur in mobile homes, even though only a small percentage of Americans live in such homes.

Storm tracking does not usually involve direct monetary compensation. However, meteorologists or storm chasers may be employed by organizations such as weather agencies, research institutions, or media outlets to provide updates and analysis on storm systems. Compensation in these cases would depend on the specific job role and organization.

The US records by far more tornadoes than any other country, at over 1,200 tornadoes per year. Second is Canada with about 100.

Great Britain and The Netherlands sustain the greatest amount of Tornadic coverage per year relative to the size of the country. This is due to the small size of these countries.

You would be more likely to experience a tornado in Kansas compared to Rhode Island. Kansas falls within Tornado Alley, a region known for its frequent tornado activity, while Rhode Island typically experiences fewer tornadoes due to its location farther from the typical tornado-prone areas.

Yes, tornadoes have hit Louisiana in the past. Louisiana is located in an area known as "Tornado Alley" where tornadoes are more common due to the atmospheric conditions. It is important to stay informed and prepared for severe weather in tornado-prone areas.

The weakest point of a tornado is typically at its periphery, where the wind speeds are lower compared to the core. This outer region may contain more debris and dust, making it less destructive than the central core where wind speeds are strongest.

A funnel cloud becomes a tornado when it makes contact with the ground. Until that point, it is just a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm cloud. Once it touches down, it is classified as a tornado.

A water spout is a type of tornado that forms over water. It happens when a tornado crosses over a body of water and starts pulling up water into the air. The spinning motion of the tornado creates a funnel-shaped cloud with water droplets.

Not every town has a specific tornado alarm system. Some towns may use sirens or other alert systems, while others rely on weather radios, smartphones, or other communication methods to warn residents of tornadoes. It varies by location and resources available.

The deadliest tornado in Minnesota occurred in the city of Chandler on June 16, 1992. It was an EF5 tornado that caused significant damage and sadly resulted in one fatality.

F5 damage is complete devastation. Well-constructed homes, even sturdy bring houses, are completely blown away, leaving behind empty foundations. Even larger buildings such as churches may be blown away. In some cases structures are simply lifted into the air. Large objects such as oil tanks and construction equipment may be thrown distances of over 100 yards. Reinforced concrete structures are destroyed. The few trees that remain in place are stripped of their bark. Asphalt may be peeled from roads and parking lots. Topsoil may be scoured away in some locations.

F5 tornadoes have the capability to tear roads off the ground due to their extreme wind speeds and powerful winds that can lift and displace heavy objects. The severity of damage caused by a tornado depends on various factors such as the strength of the tornado, the construction of the road, and other environmental conditions.

Use ur head find shelter ASAP! God some people are really dumb no offence. make sure u have the right stuff for survival like food, light, radio, some way to comunacate to the outside world, tornado shelter, and don't tape it on ur video camera and leave every useless thing behind but save ur family and pets.

It is very rare for snow to occur during a tornado. Tornadoes are associated with warm and moist conditions, whereas snow typically requires colder temperatures. However, in extremely rare cases where intense cold air meets warm, moist air, there is a very small chance for snow to occur during a tornado.

*If you don't want an explanation skip to end of this paragraph. Basically global warming is considered an overall warming trend in the mean average global temperature. Tornadoes are caused by the interaction of dry cool air in the mid levels, and warm moist air in the low levels, causing a very unstable situation. This unstable atmosphere allows for long lived and very large severe thunderstorm complexes. The larger and more violent the thunderstorm complex the greater the chance is for the occurrence of tornadoes. Now you would think that warming temperatures would cause a greater occurrence of severe weather due to a warmer moister layer in the low levels but the dynamics of it is dependent on the temperature/density gradient between the mid levels and the low levels, a warming atmosphere tends to warm the mid levels just as much as the low levels so your temperature gradient stays the same but warm air holds more moisture so your density gradient decreases. This increases the chance of thunderstorms, but decreases your chance of severe thunderstorms. *A warming atmosphere reduces the chance of tornadoes.

This simplifies the scenario somewhat. Global warming will have different impacts in different parts of the world. The result is that some areas may see a decrease in tornado activity while others see an increase. There is some evidence, for example, that the area of peak tornado activity in the United States is slowly shifting northward.

Chemical changes do not occur during a tornado. A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that can cause physical destruction by powerful winds, but it does not induce chemical reactions in the environment.

If you hear the tornado sirens and the news station says that your town is in the path then you need to move to the lowest point in your house which is your basement. If you don't have a basement then move into an interior room such as a closet because you basically want to try and keep as many walls as you between you and the outside. If you are in a car you need to run and lay in a ditch do not go under an overpass because the wind for the tornado can suck you out and up just like a vacuum. If you are in a mobile home you need to get out and lay in a ditch or find a sturdy structure that you can take cover in maybe a neighbors house or something if not then try and find a ditch to lay in.

To create a miniature tornado model, you can use a clear plastic bottle filled with water, and swirl the water inside the bottle to create a vortex similar to a tornado. You can also use a small fan to create a spinning motion inside the bottle. Adding glitter or food coloring to the water can help visualize the tornado better. Just be careful when handling the bottle to avoid spills.

This is called wind shear.

In earthquakes buildings are damaged from a combination of shaking and the ground there are set into being distorted. In cases of minor damage there may be cracks in the walls and furniture and appliances may be knocked over. Interior and exterior walls typically take equal amounts of damage

In cases of more severe damage a structure may partially or completely collapse.

earthquakes also often disrupt underground utilities, breaking gas pipes, water mains, and underground power lines.

In tornadoes buildings damage is done be very strong winds and debris carried by those winds. Minor to moderate tornado damage is almost exclusively done to the exterior of a building. Such damage includes loss of roofing material, gutters, and siding and broken windows. Stronger tornadoes may result in the removal of the roof, and possibly the collapse of some walls, with exterior walls and upper-story walls usually failing first. Very violent tornadoes can completely level most buildings, with debris blown downwind. Sometimes entire buildings can swept off their foundations.

Tornadoes usually do not have significant effect underground, but utility poles are easily toppled and destroyed buildings may leave broken gas lines.