Tornadoes

It depends on the intensity of the tornado and the specific construction of each house. Both houses would likely survive an EF2 or weaker tornado, though may lose their roofs.

A low to moderate EF3 may destroy the vinyl sided house and leave the brick one standing, but both would be destroyed or irreparably damaged by a high EF3.

Neither would survive the full force of an EF4 or EF5 tornado.

There have been strange cases, as well. as some tornadoes have their strongest winds confined to small suction vortices. This can sometimes lead to one structure being leveled while the one next to it is left intact, regardless of construction. In a few cases sturdy brick buildings have been demolished while nearby wooden shacks have escaped with minimal damage.

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No. Opening windows will only expose the interior of your house to more damage.

If there is a tornado in your area take cover immediately!

The idea that opening windows to equalize pressure will save you house is a myth. The pressure difference inside a tornado is not enough to cause significant damage. This has been mathematically proven. Tornadoes produce damage though their powerful winds, and in any tornado strong enough to significantly damage a house, the windows will break anyway.

a cold front is a boundry of advancing mass of colled air a warm front is the oppposite its a mass of warm air

A tornado is also commonly known as a cyclone.

The average tornado lasts about 10 minutes. Some tornadoes last only a few seconds. On rare occasions tornadoes have been known to last for over 3 hours.

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When you have a hot front and a cold front that come together, it creates a tornado. its just like when you have small ''tornados'' of leaves. That is caused by two wind currents coming at each other.

The link below lead to photographs of the very large F4 tornado that hit Wichita Falls, Texas on April 10, 1979.

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tornado formation is not based on temperature, but upon storm structure. you cannot use temperature to determine tornados

F4 and F5 tornadoes have been known to throw cars more than a hundred yards and carry them more than half a mile.

The Tri-State tornado of 1925 is considered the worst tornado in U.S. history mainly because of its death toll of 695, more than twice the runner-up for the U.S. which killed 317.

A number of factors contributed to this. First of all, the tornado was an F5, the strongest category of tornado capable of completely obliterating just about any structure. Second, it had an extraordinarily long damage path long 219 miles (the longest ever recorded), and at times 1 mile wide. This allowed it to devastate communities one after another. Third, the tornado moved very fast, at times 73 mph, leaving people little time to take cover, especially since there was no warning system back then. Finally, the storm that produced the tornado had a very low cloud base, while the tornado itself was very large, so people who saw it did not immediately recognize it as a tornado.

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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. They are much smaller than other strong, rotating storms such as hurricanes, and unlike hurricanes, which are their own storm systems, they depend on a larger parent storm. Tornadoes are usually made visible by a condensation funnel or funnel cloud, along with a cloud of dust and debris that may be kicked up.

Most tornadoes form from a type of powerful, rotating thunderstorm called a supercell. These thunderstorms can also produce damaging hail and straight-line winds. Most tornadoes form over land, but can form over water in which case they are called waterspouts

When it touches down, a tornado can do great damage, destroying houses and lifting cars into the air for distances of over a kilometer, though only the most violent of tornadoes can do this. though only the most violent of tornadoes can do this. though only the most violent of tornadoes can do this.

Tornadoes are rated based on the Enhanced Fujita scale based on the severity of the damage they cause, ranging from an EF0, which causes minor damage, to an EF5, with winds over 200 mph (320 km/h) which causes total devastation.

While most tornadoes are no more than a few hundred yards in diameter and last only a few minutes, some can be over a mile wide land last for over an hour. Because they can form in minutes or even seconds tornadoes are among the hardest storms to predict.

A tornado watch is a weather advisory that means that current weather conditions are favorable for tornadoes but no specific area is in imminent danger. If a tornado watch is issued pay close attention to the weather advisories and maybe keep a weather radio handy. If a tornado warning is issued seek shelter immediately.

No the path of a tornado is governed by the path of the storm from which it is formed, not structures on the ground. Mobile homes are weaker and therefore more easily destroyed than frame homes. A tornado that hits a trailer park is more likely to cause major damage then it would in a subdivision of frame homes and therefore more likely to make news headlines. However, there are locations (tornado alleys) where tornadoes are known to hit repeatedly.

To a limited degree. It is possible to detedct a tornado and its immediate precursors with Doppler radar, but this cannot tell when the tornado will touch down, how long it will last, or if it will change course. Beyond this, weather conditions can tell if a given areas is at risk from tornadoes on a given day, but cannot tell where indivitdual tornadoes will strike.

You should go in the basement away from wind in the center of the room or under a staircase. You should always have non parishable items. When in a tornado wear a helmet to protect your head.

The most obvious danger of a tornado is the high level winds that not only break apart homes and other solid objects but they also throw those objects also at high rates of speed.

No. The Tri-State tornado was an F5. There is no such thing as an F6 tornado.

They are much less common in BC than on the praries but have been known to happen.

There is no way of knowing for certain to tell for certain. If you are looking at the storm itself (which is usually not a good idea) you may see the clouds rotating with a lowering of the cloud base near which there is an opening in the clouds. These are common precursors tor a tornado. Once this happens a tornado can form within minutes. If you see an elongated cloud hanging from cloud base it is likely a funnel cloud, which means that a tornado may very likely touch down or may already be on the ground. If you see such a cloud take cover immediately. These features, though, may be obscured by rain or the dark of night.

If you are not watching the storm itself pay attention to weather broadcasts. If a tornado warning is issued it means a tornado has either been detected or may form at any time. In these circumstances power often goes out so it is good to keep a battery powered weather radio.

If you are looking at a radar image a storm that shows a hook shape, especially on the southern or western side, often has a strong chance f producing a tornado.