Tornadoes

Stratus clouds are typically low-level clouds that form below 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) in the atmosphere. They often appear as a blanket of gray or white clouds covering the sky and are associated with overcast conditions and light precipitation.

The tornado that hit Howe, Oklahoma in 1961 was classified as an F4 on the Fujita scale with estimated wind speeds between 207-260 mph. The size of the tornado's damage path was approximately 20 miles long and 200 yards wide.

A tornado with wind speeds of 75 mph would be rated as an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. EF0 tornadoes have wind speeds ranging from 65 to 85 mph and are considered weak tornadoes that cause minor damage.

There has to be circulation inside of a storm which if there is a tornado then it has that circulation. What makes it touchdown is when you have a strong updraft and downdraft which pushes that horizontal rotation into a vertical position which causes the funnel cloud to come in contact with the ground causing a tornado.

Yes, tornadoes can occur in the Houston area. While not as common as in some other parts of the country, Houston and surrounding areas do experience tornadoes especially during severe weather events such as hurricanes and thunderstorms. It is important for residents to be prepared and have a plan in place in case of a tornado.

There have been tornadoes in Maryland, including some very strong ones. Hurricanes are possibility too. Part of Maryland is by the ocean, and that is the part that could get a hurricane. Typically though hurricanes do not hit that high up the East coast.

Tornado season in the United States typically occurs during the spring and summer months, with peak activity in the central part of the country known as Tornado Alley from late spring to early summer. However, tornadoes can occur at any time of the year.

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The most powerful category of tornado is F5 on the Fujita scale or EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

If your no about hurricanes typhoons and cyclones they are basically the same thing. Hurricanes begin as tropical storms over the warm moist waters like Atlantic and Pacific Oceans near the equator. As the moisture evaporates it rises until enormous amounts of heated moist air are twisted high in the atmosphere. The winds begin to circle counterclockwise north of the equator or clockwise south of the equator. The reatively peaceful center of the hurricane is called the eye. Around this center winds move at speeds 74 - 200 miles per hour. As long as the hurricane remains over waters of 79F or warmer, it continues to pull moisture from the surface and grow in size and force. When a hurricane crosses land or cooler waters, it loses its source of power, and its wind gradually slow until they are no longer of hurricane force--less than 74 miles per hour.

The Tri-State tornado killed 71 people in Indiana

The intensity of tornadoes is measured on the Fujita-Pearson Tornado Intensity Scale, or "F-Scale". This scale was named after the men who developed it, Dr. Theodore Fujita, and Allan Pearson, head of the Forecast Center in Kansas City. It ranges from F0 for the weakest tornado to F5 for the strongest.

In 2007 the National Weather Service in the U.S. upgraded to the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with the intention of providing more detailed and accurate ratings, which includes adjusted wind speed estimates. Overall, though, the damage done by each intensity category remains largely the same. Similar to the original scale, it ranges from EF0 to EF5.

The U.K. utilizes the TORRO scale, which uses similar damage and wind ranges to the Fujita-Pearson scale, but has two levels for every one on the F-scale, ranging from T0 to T11.

Tornadoes most often form along a cold front.

There are different standards of assessing that. Note that even "weak" tornadoes produce very strong winds that can cause damage. The strength of tornadoes is assessed on the Enhanced Fujita Scale from EF0 at the weakest to EF5 at the strongest (formerly the Fujita scale, F0 to F5). By some standards a strong tornado is one rated EF2 or higher, while by others it is one rated EF3 or higher. Another standard splits the scale into three parts with EF0 and EF1 labeled "weak" EF2 and EF3 labeled "strong" and EF4 and EF5 labeled "violent."

Not really, tornado alley is one of the areas most frequented by the strongest tornadoes, rated EF4 and EF5.

However, even in tornado alley you are unlikely to be hit by such a strong tornado.

The area affected by a tornado can vary widely, but on average, the diameter of a tornado is about 150-500 meters (500-1,600 feet). However, larger tornadoes can have a path that is several kilometers wide.

If two Tornadoes collide, two things could happen. One, they could whipeout or destroy each other (in other words, stop turning.) Two, they could from an even more destructive torndoes by forming together.

It depends on where the crawl space is. If it is under the house or in the foundation it may be a good place to go. If it is a space just under the roof then it would be one of the worst possible places to go. When a tornado hits a house the roof is usually the first thing to go, which may either exposed the crawlspace or take the crawlspace with it.

It depends what hemisphere your in. If your in the northern hemisphere, 999 out of a 1,000 Tornadoes will spin counter clock wise. In the southern hemisphere 999 out of a 1,000 with spin clock wise. BUT that doesn't mean you will never see a clock or counter clock wise tornado in the same hemispheres. If you get a counter clock wise or clock wise tornado in the opposite hemispheres (which would be rare or... EXTREMELY rare! Which would be 1% of the spin cycle) the normal one will be coupled with the non normal one.

There were 126 tornado fatalities in 2008.

Tornado season in Ohio typically occurs from April to July, with peak activity in May and June. The state experiences an average of 19 tornadoes per year. Residents should stay informed about weather warnings and have a plan in place to seek shelter if necessary.

A supercell thunderstorm is a highly organized and powerful type of thunderstorm that can produce intense winds, large hail, heavy rainfall, and tornadoes. These storms are characterized by a rotating updraft called a mesocyclone, which can sometimes lead to the development of tornadoes.