Tornadoes

The strongest category of tornado is F5 (EF5 as of 2007). The strongest winds ever recorded in a tornado were 301 mph +/- 20mph in the F5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999.

However, other tornadoes, which never had their wind speed measured, may have been stronger.

when there are dark clouds haning around look in any direction for a funnel shaped object coming towards the sky if you see it touch the ground then it is a tornado and you should get inside and get your emergency kit ready go to your basement

While Saturn has some very intense storms, including some cyclones there is no real evidence of actual tornadoes on Saturn. However, our exploration od Saturn is limited, and it is unlikely that we could detect tornadoes or tornado-like vortices as, compared with other storms, they are much smaller and harder to detect.

Tornadoes can occur at any time of day but are most common in the late afternoon because that is when the lower atmosphere is generally warmest and thus when the atmosphere is most unstable. An unstable atmosphere is needed for thunderstorms and strong thunderstorms are needed for tornadoes. The greater the instability the stronger the thunderstorms can become.

If a tornado had struck the twin towers before their destruction on 9/11 they would likely have suffered broken windows but would probably not have collapsed. EF5 damage to a high rise building is described as "significant structural deformation," which could result in collapse. However, there has never been an F5 or EF5 tornado recorded in the state of New York.

Tornadoes can form over most kinds of terrain, though mountainous terrain can hinder the development of tornado-producing storms. Hurricanes do not form over land. They form over warm ocean water.

Tornadoes don't get named. However they are referred to by when an where they occur. Some notable tornadoes include:

The St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado of May 27, 1896. This F4 tornado leveled significant portions of these two cities, killing at least 255 people, marking it as the third deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado tore a damage path 219 miles long and up to a mile wide across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana killing 695 people and injuring more than 2,000 marking it as the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. The tornado completely destroyed the towns of Annapolis, Missouri; Gorham, Illinois; and Griffin, Indiana. Several other towns were partially or mostly destroyed. In all the tornado destroyed an estimated 15,000 homes.

The Jarrell, Texas tornado of May 27, 1997. This F5 tornado struck a small town in Texas where it essentially erased the Double Creek subdivision. Houses, trees, streets, driveways and grass were all blown away, turning the neighborhood into a field of mud spotted with the concrete slabs that once supported homes. The only debris found was finely granulated. It was the most extreme case of tornado damage ever surveyed. In all 27 people were in the swath of worst damage at the time the tornado struck; only one of them survived. With one additional death in a farm house outside Jarrel, the total death toll to 27. If the tornado had hit a more populated area this figure would have been much higher.

The Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. This F5 tornado leveled large portions of the suburbs of Oklahoma City, killing 36 people and destroying an estimated 8,000 homes. At the time it was the costliest tornado in U.S. with damage totaling $1 billion, though it would be surpassed 12 year later.

The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of April 27, 2011. This EF4 tornado destroyed large sections of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham in Alabama during the largest tornado outbreak every recorded. In total the tornado killed 64 people, injured over 1,500 and caused $2.2 billion in damage, surpassing the Oklahoma City tornado of 1999 as the costliest in U.S. history. It would hold this title for only 3 weeks. It was also one of the deadliest tornadoes in Alabama history, surpassed only by an EF5 tornado that killed 72 people on the same day.

The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. This EF5 tornado rapidly intensified as it tore through Joplin, destroying more than a quarter of the city. The tornado swept homes off their foundations, peeled up parts of parking lots, and destroyed an estimated 7,000 homes. In all the tornado killed 158 people, injured over 1,100, and caused $2.8 billion in damage. This marks it as the costliest tornado in U.S. history, the 7th deadliest, and the single deadliest since 1947.

Not necessarily. Tornadoes are not a direct result of collisions of air masses but they can result as part of the overall pattern. When two different air masses meet the result is something called a front. The kind of weather that results depends on the kinds of air masses involved and how they move. When a cooler air mass retreats and a warmer one advances it is called a warm front. These can result in rain or snow showers* and can occasionally produce thunderstorms. Thunderstorms along warm fronts are not usually severe so you generally won't find tornadoes. When a cooler air mass pushes into a warmer one* it is called a cold front. If there is enough moisture a cold front can result in heavy snow or rain and often results in thunderstorms in the warmer months. These thunderstorms can become severe and produce tornadoes. A significant portion of tornadoes are associated with cold fronts. If a dry air mass pushes into a moist air mass the result is a dry line. A dry line is the type of front most conducive tot he formation of supercells, the type of thunderstorm most likely to produce tornadoes.

*Note that warmer and colder are relative terms in this case. The air masses don't need to be warm and cold, just that one is cooler than the other. e.g. one can be cold and the other very cold (this will not lead to tornadoes) or one can be hot and the other mild.

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The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to measure the intensity of a tornado. Damage from the tornado is analyzed to obtain wind speed estimates. The highest estimate is then used to assign a rating to one of the six categories listed below with typical damage.

EF0: 65-85 mph. Some shingles and siding peeled lose. Tree limbs broken with some weaker trees toppled.

EF1: 86-110 mph. Houses suffer severe roof damage and broken windows. Mobile homes are overturned or partially destroyed. Garages and porches may collapse.

EF2: 111-135 mph. Roofs torn from well-built houses. Mobile homes completely destroyed. Large trees snapped.

EF3: 136-165 mph. Roofs and walls removed from well-built houses. Most trees uprooted or snapped. Some debarking may occur.

EF4: 166-200 mph. Well-built houses completely leveled. Trees debarked. Uprooted trees go airborne.

EF5: over 200 mph. Well-built homes wiped clean of foundations. Concrete structures severely damage. Asphalt peeled from roads.

The Richter scale is for earthquakes, not tornadoes. Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The largest tornado ever recorded was the 2.6 mile wide monster that hit near El Reno, Oklahoma in 2013. However, size does not necessarily correspond to a tornado's rating. Ratings are based on the severity of the damage a tornado inflicts. The El Reno tornado was officially rated EF3 but there are some indicators that it may have reached EF5 intensity, the highest rating possible.

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It Started When 2 Green Funnel Clouds Formed 18 KM South Of The City.

I used to live in Tornado Alley... a tornado watch means that the weather conditions mean it is very likely that a tornado will form in an area. A tornado warning means a tornado has touched down nearby.

Wind direction can be determined by observing the movement of objects such as leaves, flags, or smoke. By noting the direction in which these objects are moving, one can infer the wind direction even when there is no measurable wind speed. Additionally, weather vanes are designed to point into the direction from which the wind is blowing, offering a visual indicator of wind direction.

Unlike chasing tornadoes, to chase a hurricane you actually have to go in to it as the storm is hundreds of miles wide. If you intercept a hurricane there is no way of avoiding dangerous winds. By contrast, most storm chasers are usually able to maintain a safe distance from a tornado while chasing, and close encounters are not very common. Similarly, in a thunderstorm it can be possible to avoid the most dangerous parts.

I meteorology, the scientific study of weather, convergence is wheere wind comes together in an are from the surroundings. When this happens at ground level, the air is forced to rise. This is related to tornadoes in two ways. Convergence on the large and medium-sized scales of weather can lead to the formation of thunderstorms. Under the right conditions, these thunderstorms may spawn tornadoes. Second, air converges inside a tornado, as the intense low pressure draws it inward.

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No. While they are both spinning storms, tornadoes, unlike hurricanes, can and frequently do form over land.

There are two main reasons. First, air entering into a mountain range loses much of its moisture on the windward side of the range, and so is usually rather dry over and downwind of the mountains. The strong thunderstorms needed to produce tornadoes generally require a significant amount of moisture.

Additionally, the mountainous terrain may interfere with the airflow that feeds the storm.

Tornadoes and twisters are the exact same thing. People who live in the Tornado Alley States such as Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas nickname tornadoes, twisters because tornadoes happen a lot there. Twisters is the slang version of Tornadoes and many people all over the world use the word twisters when talking about tornadoes.

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You can get some information from radar. Tornadoes often produce an echo with certain recognizable characteristics. Mostly, however, it's eyes on the ground that do the job. This typically takes the form of a spotter network equipped with amateur radio. Spotters can be mobile or fixed. Checkout skywarn for more information.