Tornadoes

A single smart person on a motorcycle with a cell phone link to another smart person at a computer connected to the internet could track a tornado. About 99% of the other stuff is just sensationalism and a means to produce some kind of "documentary" that can be sold to television.

Those who are really serious about tracking down a tornado have a truck with a Doppler radar unit on it. Everyone else is just a "pretender" who in interested in film production rather than meteorology. In this light, one truck would be enough. A second truck could Cary "chasers" and the larger unit with the radar could stay out of harm's way. In that case, two trucks would do it. The use of a vehicle hauling a Doppler radar unit separates the "real players" from the "wannabes" out there - and there are a lot of the latter.

Yes, both tornadoes and hurricanes typically weaken over land as they lose their source of warm ocean water. The friction of land and less favorable atmospheric conditions for development contribute to the decrease in intensity.

Tornadoes are typically measured in terms of feet or meters, with the average tornado reaching heights of a few hundred feet. It is extremely unlikely for a tornado to reach up to 600,000,000,000 feet in height as that would be far beyond what is physically possible on Earth.

Yes, Hurricane Katrina did spawn tornadoes as it moved across the Gulf Coast in August 2005. The interaction between the hurricane's intense winds and the land created conditions conducive to tornado formation. These tornadoes added to the devastation caused by the hurricane, particularly in areas like Alabama and Mississippi.

no. but it is possible to slow wind speeds slightly. in greensburg they are planting trees around the entire town to slow the wind if a tornado hits them again. the only problem is if the tornado picks it up then u have giant trees coming straight at u.

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Tornadoes do not have Latin names. The first documented tornado was in 1054, some time after the fall of the Roman Empire. Latin names are generally reserved for living organism anyway.

Hurricanes and tropical storms can be named on a relatively simple naming system because there are rarely more than a dozen in a single season. There has only been one time that the National Hurricane Center ran out of names (2005 season), in which case the used Greek letters to names the excess storms. There were 27 storms in that season. Additionally, hurricanes are large storms that form over the course of hours and days, so they can be tracked and named while they are active.

By comparison the U.S. averages more than 1,000 tornadoes each year; it would be impossible to have a naming system for so many storms. Additionally tornadoes are very small and short lived compared with hurricanes; a tornado sometimes only lasts a few seconds and the occurrence of a tornado is often not confirmed until after it has passed through. Same with waterspouts and dust devils.

When a bolt of lightning discharges, it heats the air around it to a temperature of several thousand degrees. This causes the air to suddenly expand, creating a partial vacuum around the bolt's path. When the air rushes back into the vacuum, it creates a loud clap. The sound echoing off the clouds and ground is what we call thunder. That is why you only hear a bang when lightning strikes nearby. All of the sound is traveling away from you. When it is at a distance, you hear the rolling echoes.

Fair weather (non tornadic) waterspouts usually dissipate once they hit land.

A tornadic waterspout just continues on land as a regular tornado.

They are often referred to as "rural-to-urban migrants" or "urban migrants."

The f5 tornado is the highest rank of a tornado there is as you very much know. The f5 torando is a killer machine. It is very captable of destorying anything in it's path. It can send a 2 by 4 (a small but wide peice of wood) hurling to a concreet wall and go right thorugh it! It is the most powerfull.

Tornadoes are a natural phenomenon that cannot be prevented or stopped. However, improving early warning systems, building tornado-resistant structures, and increasing education and preparedness in tornado-prone areas can help minimize the impact of tornadoes on communities.

Not on their own. It is not uncommon to find severe thunderstorms along a cold front. But other ingredients such as wind shear are needed for those storms to produce tornadoes. Additionally, not all tornadoes are associated with cold fronts. Tornadoes may also occur in association with a dry line, a warm front, or a hurricane.

If you mean the tornado itself than wind. However debris inside the tornado is just as destructive because the debris hits buildings cars or people. In fact the wind in a tornado kills less people than debris.

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They rank tornadoes from F0 to F5 on the on the Fujita scale (Now the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S. from EF0 to EF5) based on damage. F5 causing total devastation, and F0 causing relatively mild damage.

Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale from category 1 to category 5 based on maximum sustained wind speed.

Northeast trade winds are a dominant wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere that blow from the northeast towards the equator. These winds are particularly strong and consistent near the equator due to the Coriolis effect, playing a key role in shaping global weather patterns and affecting maritime navigation.

Tornadoes occur most frequently in the central region of Texas known as Tornado Alley. This area includes cities such as Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waco. Tornadoes can also occur in other parts of Texas, but they are most common in the central region.

If by classifications you mean you mean F3, F4 and such, they are categories on the Fujita Scale which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on damage. An F0 causes minor damage, breaking tree branches, taking down gutters, and stripping parts of some roof surfaces.

An F5 causes total devastation, wiping houses clean off their foundations, destroying concrete structures, and even peeling the pavement from roads.

The categories on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF0 to EF5) are essentially the same.

Air pressure drops near a tornado due to the strong updrafts within the storm. The low pressure in the center of the tornado causes air from the surroundings to be drawn in, leading to a drop in air pressure in the immediate vicinity of the tornado.

On June 16 1992 there was an F5 tornado is chandler-lake Wilson Minnesota. This was the strongest tornado in Minnesota history apart from another F5 in 1968, but not the largest. The largest in the state, at least since official record began in 1950, was an F3 near the town of Floodwood on August 6, 1969 that was 1.6 miles wide. The most recent big tornadoeds in Minnesota were in Wadena, Elmora, and Albert Lea on 7/17/10. These tornadoes were rated EF4 the second highest rating and were all at least a mile wide.

Yes, tornadoes can occur in many parts of the world, but they are most common in the United States. They have also been reported in other countries such as Canada, Australia, Argentina, and Bangladesh. The frequency and intensity of tornadoes can vary depending on the region and weather conditions.

40-72MPH 65 to 85mph on the enhanced fujita scale

Tornadoes can destroy a variety of surfaces, including buildings, trees, power lines, and other structures. They are capable of causing extensive damage to almost anything in their path due to their powerful winds and flying debris.

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