Tornadoes

It is unlikely. However, tornado warnings are broadcast through many different media, including TV and radio stations, NOAA weather radio, the National Weather Service website, and special apps for smartphones.

If you mean a tornado with 30 mph winds, then no. It probably wouldn't even be considered a tornado. A 30 mph wind would move or overturn a few light objects that aren't tied down and maybe break off a few loose twigs from trees.

If you mean a tornado traveling at 30 mph, then yes. The forward traveling speed of a tornado does not correspond to its wind speed. A tornado moving at 30 mph could still pack winds over 200 mph and perhaps over 300 mph. A tornado with such winds could destroy entire neighborhoods fairly easily.

Yes. The tornado risk in an area depends on the climate. Among other factors, the most tornado prone areas tend to have relatively warm, but not tropical climates, and regularly experience collisions between air masses of differing temperatures and/or humidities.

Tornadoes are rare in St. George, Utah due to the region's desert climate and topography. While tornadoes can occur in the state of Utah, they are more likely in other areas of the state than in St. George.

Simply put, tornadoes form when differences in the wind at different heights start severe thunderstorms rotating (turning). If the right conditions happen in a thunderstorm this rotation can tighten and intensify into a tornado. These thunderstorms usually (but not always) form along a boundary where a cool, dry air mass collides with a warm, moist one.

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Generally not. People have been torn apart, but that usually only happens in particularly violent tornadoes, those that receive ratings of EF4 and EF5. Most people in the path of a tornado will actually survive, often without injury. Those who die are usually struck by debris.

Tornadoes do not have a direct impact on the climate as they are short-lived, localized events. However, they can contribute to regional temperature changes due to the heat generated during the storm and the redistribution of moisture in the atmosphere. In the long term, tornadoes are not significant factors in climate trends.

No. However a tornado that strikes a trailer park is more likely to cause major damage. In most cases it would take at least an EF3 tornado to destroy a frame house. Only about 4% of tornadoes are rated EF3 or higher.

By contrast trailers are usually of a much weaker construction and are usually poorly anchored to the ground or not anchored at all and so are much more easily destroyed. Trailers are often destroyed by EF2 and high EF1 tornadoes. This means that perhaps 20% of tornadoes are capable of destroying trailers. Since trailers are more easily destroyed trailer parks also present an increased risk of tornado-related deaths and injuries. Because of these factors, a tornado that strikes a trailer park is more likely to come to the attention of the public.

There have been many major tornadoes. The most significant of U.S. history include the St. Louis tornado of May 27, 1896, the Tri-state tornado of March 18, 1925, the Flint, Michigan tornado of June 8, 1953, and the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011.

An EF5 tornado has winds in excess of 200 mph.

There is a general trend that tornadoes with a higher rating tend to be larger to the point that F0 and F1 tornadoes are generally fairly small while F4 and F5 tornadoes are usually very large.

However, this is not always the case. Some F4 and F5 tornadoes have been fairly small, and several enormous tornadoes have gotten F0 and F1 ratings.

In a tornado, cumulonimbus clouds are most commonly associated with severe weather and thunderstorms. However, it's the rotating updraft within the storm that causes the formation of a tornado, rather than specific types of clouds.

It depends on the severity of damage to the house as well as the value of the house. It is impossible to tell without seeing the actual damage; a professional estimate is needed for that.

Most houses hit by an EF3 tornado will take less than EF3 damage. However, if the house has sustained EF3 or high-end EF2 damage the structure is probably a total loss.

A tornado can change the land destructively by uprooting trees, destroying buildings, and creating large amounts of debris. The high wind speeds and intense rotational forces can cause widespread damage to structures and infrastructure in its path. Additionally, the tornado's powerful force can leave behind a path of devastation that may take years to recover from.

A weak tornado can rip off shingles. It can also break windows and lift them off the ground. It can also make light poles collapse and make objects fly around in mid air. A strong tornado can tear roofs and sometimes walls from houses similar buildings and destroy weaker structures such as garages and mobile homes. A violent tornado will level most structures with the strongest tornadoes wiping well-built homes clean off their foundations and tearing asphalt from roads and parking lots. In some cases whole neighborhoods and even entire towns can be leveled.

Yes, tornadoes can impact landforms by altering the landscape through the removal of vegetation, topsoil, and even changing the course of rivers or streams. Tornadoes can also create new landforms such as dunes or scour depressions in their path.

The most dangerous category of tornado is EF5. It is the most dangerous because it is the strongest and the most destructive level of tornado. In an EF5 tornado well built houses will be completely blown away and disintegrate, so even being in the basement does not guarantee survival. These tornadoes produce large debris flying at high speeds that will result in serious injury or death if it strikes a person.

The safest place to hide from a tornado in the country is in a sturdy, reinforced underground shelter or a windowless interior room on the lowest level of a building. Stay away from windows and exterior walls. Avoid mobile homes or vehicles as they are not safe during a tornado.

Tornadoes usually have a forward speed of 30 miles per hour but make wind speeds of about 250 or more. To outrun it you should be going about 40 or more but the wind factor may change what speed you might want to go.

However instead of trying to outrun a tornado you should try to drive out of its way.

Dew point and tornado are both weather-related terms. Aside from that they have little in common, however dew point is important in predicting tornadoes.

A tornado is a type of storm. It is defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground.

Dew point is a number that is measured in taking weather readings. It is a measure of the absolute amount of moisture (water vapor) in the air. It is expressed as the temperature at which the moisture in the air will condense. A high dew point means the air is moist, while a low dew point means the air is dry.

Because of water's high enthalpy of vaporization, air that holds a lot of water vapor also holds a lot of energy in the form of latent heat. This energy is what powers most thunderstorms, and tornadoes need strong thunderstorms in order to form. So one key factor in forecasting tornadoes is looking for an air mass with a high dew point which can provide the "fuel" of potentially tornadic storms. Sometimes an air mass with a low dew point pushes into one with a high dew point, forming what is called a dry line. A dry line creates an ideal environment for the formation of supercells, the kind of thunderstorm most likely to produce a tornado.

Any state in the us can have a semi tornado. Arizona doesn't typically get tornadoes but it is possible. The biggest tornadoes occur in states such as Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska missuri and Arkansas

Yes. Wind speeds can be estimated from damage and sometimes measure using Doppler radar, which can yield a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The length and width of a tornado's damage path can also be measured, though this has no bearing on the rating.

The safest places to protect yourself from a tornado are in a designated storm shelter or basement, away from windows, in an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. It is important to avoid mobile homes and seek out a sturdy structure if possible. Always stay informed by monitoring weather alerts and warnings.