Tornadoes

As the original Fujita scale estimated, the maximum wind speed for an F5 tornado was 318 mph. However, it would be impossible for a tornado to be rated higher than F5 as actual ratings are based on damage and F5 damage leaves no room of a higher category. On the newer Enhanced Fujita scale the highest category, EF5, has no upper bound for wind speeds.

There were 78 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2003, none of which resulted in any deaths.

every country has tornado except Antarctica

During a tornado, the weather is typically characterized by dark, rotating clouds, strong winds, and heavy rain. The sky may appear greenish in color, and there may be loud, roaring sounds. Tornadoes often occur during thunderstorms and are associated with severe weather conditions.

varies widely, because of the level of chasing you are trying to do. if you want to go simple all you need is a laptop with internet and a cellphone. Threatnet is a good tool to use if you don't have internet you buy the equipment $500 and then rent a radio and your good to go. if you want to be a hightech chaser you could get gps, camera, video camera, and so on.

On average, around 1,000 tornadoes are reported in Tornado Alley each year. This region, which includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, experiences a high frequency of tornadoes due to unique atmospheric conditions.

No, tornadoes do not form from areas of low pressure. Tornadoes form from rotating thunderstorms called supercells, which are unique in their structure and must have specific atmospheric conditions to produce a tornado.

The main threat during a tornado is flying debris, which consists largely of pieces of destroyed structures propelled to high speeds. Falling objects, including trees and collapsing buildings, present a similar danger. The extremely powerful winds of a tornado are themselves dangerous, capable of picking people up and throwing them to their deaths. Tornadoes are difficult to predict. Warnings are issued on time scales of minutes, giving enough time for most people to take cover, but not enough time to evacuate. Some tornadoes may be obscured by rain or the dark of night, making them difficult or impossible to see coming.

people study tornadoes because they want to have a better understanding of how they form ,why they form, and over what region's. If they weren't people studying tornadoes we would just think like cave men ,it's better to be informed then to be uninformed.

It depends on the intensity of the tornado.

Weak tornadoes (EF0 and EF1) can topple trees, destroy sheds and barns, and severely damage or mostly destroy trailers. Stronger structures will sutain mild to moderate damage.

Strong tornadoes (EF2 and EF3) will obliterate trailers and many weak structures. Many houses may be mostly destroyed by an EF3.

Violent tornadoes (EF4 and EF5) will destroy even the strongest buildings, with an EF5 leaving behind nothing but a bare foundation of most houses.

No, hurricanes are generally easier to predict. Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes and occur over the course of days, as opposed to tornadoes which typically last a few minutes. As a result it is easier to study and monitor hurricanes and therefor predict them.

It is extremely rare for two tornadoes to combine into a single, stronger tornado. It can happen when two separate tornadoes merge in close proximity, but the overall strength and impact of the combined tornado may not be significantly greater than the individual tornadoes.

Tornadoes happen most in the United States in a place called 'Tornado Alley'. They mostly happen there because of the air. Tornado Alley is in the middle of the United States. So cold air from higher up in the world comes down and meets hot, humid air from down lower by the Equator. That hot air comes up and that's how the two airs meet. Then they form tornadoes.

The intensity of a tornado is typically measured using the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale, which ranks tornadoes from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest) based on estimated wind speeds and resulting damage. Meteorologists analyze the level of damage to structures and vegetation caused by the tornado to determine its intensity.

of course not.

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A bit more detail here. The M1 Abrams, weighs in at 60 tons, the M1A1 at 63, and the M1A2(the current model) tips the scales at 69.54 tons.

While yes tornadoes have moved this much weight before, when they have they were much larger, spread out, with alot more surface area.

The most recent killer tornado, which occurred in North Carolina on November 16, 2011, killed 2 people. It touched down less than an hour after another tornado in South Carolina that killed 3 people.

The biggest danger that tornadoes have is wind. It picks things up and turns even everyday objects into missiles, the biggest danger is being hit with flying debris. The very high winds can destroy houses and throw heavy things like cars about. People out in the open may be hit by flying objects. Also it causes buildings to collapse and people can be buried in debris.

Deaths during tornadoes

Most people are injured or killed by flying debris or building collapse.

Some unfortunate persons have been picked up by the tornado, then flung to their death. Less than a handful of people have been lifted up, usually by small tornadoes, and lived to tell the story.

The stress and excitement evoked during a tornado have also resulted in fatal heart attacks.

Christian Doppler is best known for the Doppler effect, which explains the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to its source (e.g. the change in pitch of a siren as a car passes by). Besides the Doppler effect, Doppler made important contributions in the fields of optics and astronomy, such as his work on the Doppler shift in light from stars.

Not only is it okay to stay away from windows, that is what you should do. Windows can break even in a weak tornado, and if you are near those windows you can easily by injured or killed by broken glass. Additionally, windows offer not protection against flying debris, the most common cause of injury and death in a tornado. I deally, you should put as many walls between yourself and the tornado as possible.

The "Tri-State Tornado" covered a two-hundred mile wide path from Missouri, across Illinois, to southwestern Indiana. The exact time is unknown but it is estimated to have lasted about three and a half hours.

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The "F" in tornado ratings stands for "Fujita," referring to the Fujita scale developed by Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita for classifying tornadoes based on their estimated wind speeds and damage caused. This scale ranges from F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest), with F5 tornadoes having wind speeds exceeding 200 mph.

Tornadoes can cause severe damage by producing strong winds that result in destruction of buildings, uprooting trees, and hurling debris. They can also pose a threat to human lives by causing injuries and fatalities. Additionally, tornadoes can disrupt infrastructure and result in widespread power outages and other consequences for communities in their path.

The Great Plains experience a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures can vary widely throughout the year, with occasional severe weather events such as tornadoes and blizzards. Precipitation tends to be lower in the western Great Plains compared to the eastern region.