Tornadoes

The strongest winds ever recorded in a tornado (302 mph +/- 20) occurred in the Moore, Oklahoma F5 tornado of May 3, 1999.
However, actual wind measurements from tornadoes are rare, so other tornadoes may have been stronger, but never had their winds measured.
Another good candidate for the strongest tornado in Tornado Alley is the Jarrell, Texas tornado of May 27, 1997, which produced the most extreme tornado damage ever documented.

Yes, there are tornadoes in Alberta. The most notable of these was the Edmonton tornado of July 31, 1987. This tornado killed 26 people, making it the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history. Officially it was rated a high-end F4 but there is evidence that was possibly an F5, the highest rating a tornado can receive.

In a single vortex tornado the most violent winds are at the edge of the core. Some tornadoes have multiple vortices inside the main circulation. In that case the strongest winds are in these suction vortices.

That depends on whether you are referring to the state or to Washington D.C.Official records go back as far as 1950. Since then up through 2013 the state of Washington has had 109 tornadoes while D.C. has had 2. Accurate record from before 1950 are difficult to come by.

Well, up to 100 tornadoes, can strike a large region not at the minute, but in a day or 2. It would be unusual for more than two tornadoes to strike an area as small as a city within a day end even more if they were simultaneous. Tornadoes are usually not very stable in close proximity to one another and will tend to merge together.

Most tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms called supercells, though occasionally tornadoes form in squall lines.

Often a simple basement provides good shelter. Otherwise there are two main types of storm shelter. Underground shelters, which have doors installed in the ground, which are often installed in the yard of a house or some other place that they are needed such as a trailer park. There are also above ground shelters, which are about the size of a walk-in closet which can be installed in or ear existing homes. These are made of steel and similar substances and a very strong.

Ultimately, all of them do. Most tornadoes do not form on water, but all of them develop from thunderstorms. Thunderstorms ge their energy from moisture in the atmosphere.

The months tornado's usually happen are April, May, and June. at this time the lower atmosphere is warming up while the upper atmosphere remains cold. This creates an unstable atmosphere capable of producing strong thunderstorms. The strong upper level winds at this time create wind shear, which further strengthens the storms and gives them the spin they need to produce tornadoes.

A tornado that forms on a lake or sea is called a waterspout.

Waterspouts typically last about 10 minutes.

Yes. Utah usually gets one or two tornadoes per year, but they are usually weak. The worst tornado in Utah's history would probably be the F2 tornado that struck Salt Lake City in on August 11, 1999 It resulted in 1 death (the only tornado death in state history), 80 injuries, and $170 million in property damage.

Since official records began in 1950 through 2014 Tennessee has had 1,148 recorded tornadoes. The actual number of tornadoes in the period is probably much higher as up until the 1980s most of the weaker tornadoes were missed. More recent records suggest that Tennessee gets about 30 tornadoes in an average year.

There is no such thing as an E4 tornado. An EF4 tornado has peak estimated winds of 166-200 mph. In some cases, however a tornado rated EF4 may have been capable of producing EF5 damage (winds over 200 mph) but did not impact any structures that culd yield an EF5 rating.

Go to the nearest shelter if you are in a car. Go to a underground place and stay away from all windows and doors until the tornado has cleared up...be safe

An average of 53 occur annually, Illinois also averages around 51 days of thunderstorm activity a year

Tornadoes are likely possible in Rio, but rare.

No, tornadoes do not chase people or respond to them in any way. Though to a person unfortunate enough to be in the path of a tornado it can feel like being chased.

The worst tornado in U.S. history, the Tri-State tornado, was an F5.

The worst tornado in the world was the Daultapur/Saturia Bangladesh tornado of April 25 1989. The intensity of this tornado is unknown.

Yes, a tornado can hit anywhere in the U.S., Spain, Australia, and a few other countries. But here in the U.S., tornadoes often hit in the Midwest (from middle Illinois and Indiana to Texas and the southern states.) Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Indiana, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi. These are the states hit the most in the U.S., but a tornado can hit anywhere at anytime of the year.

The highest winds ever recorded were in the F5 tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on May 3, 1999. Winds were measured at 302 mph. However, wind measurements in tornadoes are rare, so other tornadoes were probably stronger, especially considering that some have produced more extreme damage. The most severe damage ever documented came from the tornado that hit Jarrell, Texas on May 27, 1997. In one section of town, every single structure was blown away, leaving no debris and no survivors. In this neighborhood trees, grass, streets, driveways, and over a foot of soil were completely stripped away, reducing the area to a field of mud and concrete slabs.

Yes, though hasn't happened recently. Cudahy got one several years ago.

No. A tornado that moves onto water will keep going without being significantly affected. In such a case it is called a waterspout. Waterspouts can also develop on water and then move onto land as tornadoes.

There are numerous examples of tornadoes crossing water. Most notably, the three deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history all crossed the Mississippi River. See the links below for tornadoes moving across water.

Typically, the greatest number of Minnesota tornadoes occur in June.