Tornadoes

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Yes. Tornadoes can occur where in Indiana. Records indicate that two tornadoes have occurred in or very near Cedar Lake since 1950.

Tornadoes do not create landforms and do not have a significant impact on the shape of the land. In rare cases some exceptionally violent tornadoes may strip away a foot or two of soil.

F3 is a category on the Fujita scale which rates tornadoes From F0 to F5 based on the severity of the damage they do.

An F3 is a strong tornado which can tear the roof and walls off most houses, uproot and even throw most trees, and throw trains.

Phone the operator and get the phone number for Mental Health. They will help to direct you. I know when you are extremely upset the mind doesn't always kick in and who could blame that person. Make that call and let Mental Health direct you for the help you need. Good luck Marcy

I installed one in my 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan Van 3.0 ltr eng. We go to Memphis often and drive from Holland, MI via Chicago to 57 off 80/90 all the way to Mt Vernon, Il. before needed gas again. Before I installed one we only got to Effingham and we had to get gas there. Have one on my 2005 with a 3.8 ltr and don't know effects yet. Will inform asap. Hope to go there in April this year. Usually set cruise at 68 mph and just let her ride.

There is no real answer to this question. They can last the life of the engine or may possible give trouble at above 100,000 miles. Normally they last until the engine needs an overhaul. The chain will warn you when it is getting ready to fail. It will become noisy and the engine will be hard to keep in time.

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Most tornadoes have their winds estimated based on damage, on some occasions Doppler Radar used to measure wind speed when it is possible. The scientists send a beam of microwaves from the radar dish towards the tornado. The microwaves reflect off of the debris, dirt, and other items swirling around inside of it. Another method is a wind anemometer. The cups spin on top of the device, and measure wind speed. Direct intercepts with instruments are rare, however.

You can't have an opposite to an object (a noun). You might as well ask what's the opposite of car. The word for which you need an opposite needs to be an adjective or adverb, like windy or slowly. Then we can come up with some opposites.

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Not really. Waterspouts require a much larger body of water to form, such as a lake. However, there are land based cousins of waterspouts called landspouts. In structure they are more like waterspouts than normal tornadoes. It is possible for one to strike a swimming pool, but it would be purely coincidental.

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Well all you got to do is get a Lego book, find a tornado, make it and POOF!!!!You got yourself a tornado!

Tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.

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Building houses differently will do absolutely nothing to cause or prevent tornadoes. You can, however, reduce the damage done by tornadoes. Within the realm of normal home construction, houses can be built with more closely spaced beams to strengthen the walls, and should be anchored to their foundations with closely spaced steel bolts. The roof should have hurricane ties so it is less likely to be removed by extreme winds. Once the roof is removed the walls can become vulnerable to collapse. Some people go to greater lengths; rather than building standard wood frame houses they build using steel-reinforced masonry, which can resist all but the strongest tornadoes.

The colliding air masses in Tornado Alley are warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. This collision is just part of the recipe for tornadoes.

Doppler radar is perhaps the most important tool in tracking tornadoes.

The tornado may pick up ash and some volcanic rocks, but the volcano would, for the most part, not be affected.

Yes, according to reports from 1925, the Tri-State Tornado traveled about 219 miles through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It was part of a larger tornado outbreak that occurred that same day through parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama and Kansas. See the Wikipedia article linked below.

Hurricanes and tornadoes are rated on different scales. Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale from category 1 to category 5. Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale (formerly the Fujita scale) from EF0 to EF5.

Yes. Buchanan, Missouri has been hit by a number of tornadoes since record keeping began in 1950.

A hatched area for tornadoes means that there is an estimated 10% or greater chance of a significant (EF2 or stronger) tornado within 25 miles of any point. You cannot have a 10% chance of a significant tornado if the probability of tornadoes overall is less than 10%.

Tornadoes can be deadly and very destructive. It is quite reasonable to be afraid of them.