Tornadoes

They often do as they cover a larger area and often cause flooding in addition to wind damage. The costliest tornado in U.S. history, the Joplin tornado of 2011, cost $2.8 billion. The costliest hurricane in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina, cost $105 billion.

A cyclone. Cyclones are large scale weather systems that cover very large areas hundreds of miles across. By contrast tornadoes are much smaller, rarely over a mile wide and are much shorter lived

Humans can not effect a tornado. Only nature can make a tornado occur. The cold and hot air curl together and form the tornado.

Thunderstorms. Tornadoes are a product of thunderstorms while a hurricane is composed of thunderstorms.

Overland Park, KS has a population of approximately 176,185 according to the US Census Bureau.

Yes, tornadoes can and do form in the winter, though it is generally the least active season in terms of tornadoes. Winter tornadoes can actually be more dangerous because they travel faster, giving people less time to take cover.

When a tornado touches down it means it has reached the ground and can now cause damage. It is not a tornado until this occurs,

In terms of energy output, a volcano is more powerful.

The jet stram often plays an important tole in tornado developent. The strong upper-level winds of the jet stream create wind shear. Wiand shear can affect convection in thunderstorms so that they aren't "choked" by their own rain-cooled air. This allows storms to become stronger and last longer, making it more likely that they will be severe. If the setup of wind shear is right, it can make thunderstorms rotate, turning them into supercells. Most tornadoes are generate from the rotation in a supercell.

Before a tornado touches down it is called a funnel cloud, which looks like a tornado but does not reach the ground.

A funnel cloud develops from the mesocyclone of a supercell thunderstorm. A supercell thunderstorm is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, which is a deep, continuously-rotating updraft.

On a Doppler radar, green typically indicates light precipitation, yellow to orange indicates moderate precipitation, and red indicates heavy precipitation. Blue can sometimes represent light snow. The colors help meteorologists quickly assess the intensity of precipitation in a particular area.

Inhaling Dust-off from its canned container can kill someone. It is a computer cleaner that contains refrigerant gas that can cause suffocation when inhaled.

There is no set upper limit for an EF5 tornado. Any tornado with estimated winds in excess of 200 mph is considered an EF5.

New York City has been hit by tornadoes before and probably will be hit again, It is impossible to saw when, however. As of February 24, 2016 there is a very marginal chance of a tornado occurring in the NYC area today, but the risk is so low that it is hardly worth considering.

A downdraft is a downward movement of air. Tornado formation is associated with what is called a rear-flank downdraft or RFD. The RFD descends from the back of a supercell thunderstorm and wraps around the rotating part of the storm called the mesocyclone, causing the rotation to tighten and intensify to form a tornado.

1. They are both storms that produce very powerful winds
2. Both rotate.
3. Both produce intense low pressure.

Yes, though it is better to say it the other way around. It is actually fairly common for hurricanes to produce tornadoes.

Within their own universe that is, to some degree, governed by cartoon physics they probably could. They probably could not stop one operating on real-world mechanics.

Tornadoes generally do not cause disease directly.

However, as with any other disaster, injuries can become infected and medicine can be lost.

The worst tornado to hit Cowley County Kansas was the Udall, Kansas F5 tornado of May 25, 1955. This tornado killed 80 people, making it the deadliest tornado in Kansas history.

Probably not. Although there is evidence that Venus gets thunderstorms, none has been found that it gets tornadoes.

Yes, supercells are often noted for having a well defines, albeit windswept anvil.

It depends. In the oversimplified scenario presented by the media, tornadoes form along a boundary between warm and cold air masses. However, tornadoes may also be caused by the boundary between masses of contrasting moisture content, rather than temperature. In other cases, they may form within a warm, moist air mass, away from any boundaries.

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