Tornadoes

I do not have real-time data, but tornadoes can occur throughout the year in different parts of the world. The most recent tornado would need to be checked with a current weather database or news source.

Yes, Mississippi is prone to tornadoes. The state experiences an average of 41 tornadoes each year, with the peak season typically occurring in the spring. High winds associated with severe storms and hurricanes passing through the region can also lead to tornado formation.

No. A highway overpass does not offer protection from a tornado, and actually puts you at greater risk by acting as a wind tunnel, causing wind to speed up. Additionally, by parking under a bridge you can cause traffic to back up, which puts even more people at risk by trapping them in the potential path of a tornado.

There are no records of any tornadoes in Minnesota on this date, though at this point in history most weak (F0 and F1) tornadoes were missed, so it is possible that a tornado ocurred but was never recorded.

The largest tornado on record was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013, which was at times 2.6 miles wide. As with any other tornado, it had absolutely nothing to do with the alignment of the stars or their gravity.

If a tornado funneled into an erupting volcano, it could potentially intensify the eruption by supplying additional oxygen and heat to the volcanic plume. This could result in stronger and more widespread volcanic activity, posing a greater risk to surrounding areas.

the average tornado diameter is 50 yards.

Some tornadoes, however are less than ten yards wide, while the biggest can be over two miles wide.

Not all 50 states have tornado sirens installed. The decision to have tornado sirens in a particular region is typically made at the local or county level based on the level of tornado risk and available resources. Some areas may rely on alternative means of warning, such as weather alerts on mobile phones and TV broadcasts.

Probably the worst waterspout on record was an EF1 tornadic waterspout which crossed the Yangtze River in China on June 1, 2015. It struck and capsized cruise ship Dong Fang Zhi Xing, killing 442 people.

Phoenix, Arizona typically experiences less than 1 tornado per year. Tornadoes are relatively rare in the desert Southwest region, including Phoenix, due to the dry climate and topography that are not conducive for frequent tornado formation.

Tornadoes are not common in rainforests due to the stable atmospheric conditions that exist there. However, if a tornado were to form in a rainforest, it could cause significant damage to the trees and vegetation in its path, disrupting the delicate ecosystem.

Not directly. El Niño has been linked to increased tornado activity in some areas, but tornadoes will occur every year, regardless of whether there is an El Niño. Some of the most active tornadoes years in the U.S. (such as 1974 and 2011) have been linked with La Niña.

On the original Fujita scale the top wind es for an F1 tornado were set at 112 mph. Winds estimates on the more accurate Enhanced Fujita scale were adjusted for all categories, but the upper bound for anEF1 tornado was shifted only slightly to 110 mph.

After a tornado, you can expect to see a path of destruction characterized by uprooted trees, damaged buildings, debris scattered around, and changes in the landscape's topography. The vegetation may be stripped, and the soil may be exposed. Flooding can also occur due to the destruction of natural barriers like trees.

The main cause of damage from a tornado is the extreme wind speed and debris carried by the tornado. The high winds can destroy buildings, uproot trees, and toss objects with great force, causing widespread destruction in its path.

One of the best things to do is pay attention to weather broadcasts and to have a battery operated weather radio. This will help alert you if a tornado is coming or may be forming.

If a tornado is threatening your area the safest place to be is underground in a basement or cellar. Crouch down facing a wall with your hands over you head. If you don't have a basement or cellar go to an interior room or hall on the lowest floor. A bathroom and especially a bathtub often provides good protection. Stay away from windows. Vehicles and mobile homes should be abandoned for sturdier shelter. If you are caught outside and cannot get to safety take cover in a ditch as a last resort.

The states states fit this criterion based on tornado data averaged from the years 1991-2011 are:

South Dakota (35 tornadoes per year)

North Dakota (34)

North Carolina (33)

Georgia (31)

Tennessee (29)

South Carolina (27)

Wisconsin (25)

Indiana (24)

Kentucky (22)

Note that these are only averages, and the number of tornadoes in a state from year to year can vary greatly.

The funnel cloud of a tornado is caused by condensation of moisture pulled into the circulation. As the air is pulled upwards it cools, allowing more condensation, making the tornado appear wider at the top.

High Point, North Carolina has experienced at least 15 tornadoes since 1950, based on data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Tornadoes in High Point are relatively rare compared to other regions in North Carolina.

Yes. Kansas is at the heart of a region commonly called Tornado Alley, a region of the United States that has the highest amount of tornado activity in the world. The region is the site of frequent collisions of warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. These collisions result in very strong thunderstorms, with the moist air acting as their "fuel." Additionally, the region often has a layer of stable air called a cap that suppresses storms, allowing only the strongest to develop. As a result the strong storms don't have to compete with weaker ones for energy and so become even stronger. Finally, the region often sees strong vertical wind shear, or a variation of wind speed and direction with altitude. This tilts them in such a way that the updraft and downdraft portions becomes separated and don't interfere with one another, letting the already strong storm further strengthen and last longer. The wind shear also sets the storms rotating, turning them into supercells, the most powerful thunderstorms on earth. It is the rotation within these supercells that can develop into a tornado.

Other parts of the world do see such conditions and thunderstorms at least occasionally, but not with the same frequency as in Tornado Alley.

Potentially an EF5 tornado can destroy thousands of houses. However the measure of a tornado's intensity is not based on the quantity of damage but by the severity of damage. For an EF5 tornado the general indicator is well built houses that are completely removed from their foundations and blown downwind.

Some F5/EF5 tornadoes have torn across rural areas, destroying only a few homes. But some of those that were destroyed were completely obliterated.

If you are underground the ground will protect you from object that would come from the side and the ground or building overhead will shield you from above. Since the bottom floor of a building is usually the last thing to fail in tornado, it will shield you from all but the most violent tornadoes if you are in the basement. You are even safer in a storm cellar as you have the ground itself and a layer of concrete above you. Additionally, the lower you go the slower the winds are.

Meteorologists are people that study tornados by observing current sky conditions, only if the right atmospheric conditions are currently available. Also by using Doppler Radar or NexRad, to identify Supercells within clusters of storms. A supercell does not always contain a tornado, but it will have a high chance to produce one, since a storm can only be declared as a supercell, only if there is convergence and counter-clockwise rotation availble in the mid-trophosphere. Thus, a tornado can be formed. In addition, to technology and natural outdoor observation, some look at chasing these specific storms, which these people are called "Storm Chasers." They go out and look for any potential development of supercells, then chase them depending if there are any confirmed reports by the National Weather Service (NWS). Thus by chasing the tornado, they can observe it and record down there observations and share them with other atmospheric scientists. Also they might learn new and very interesting inofrmation based on these types of weather phenomenons. I hope this has answered your question well! Keep Watching the Clouds!

A tornado outbreak is an event in which a series of tornadoes forms from a single storm system within a given period of time and in a given geographic region. A typical tornado outbreak lasts a day or two and depending on the definition must have a minimum of 6 to 20 tornadoes.