Tornadoes

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.

Sedgwick County, Kansas was hit by tornadoes in 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Sedgwick County, Colorado was hit by tornadoes in 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1974, 1976, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, and 2011.

If you have the question that relates to how many sirens mean a tornado, the answer is... It kind of depends where you live because I know that some counties in Wisconsin only have one siren and that is the tornado siren so like I said it depends where you live. Another type of siren is the war siren or some people know it as the bomb siren. That means that people are trying to bomb you. And then there is the Wildfire siren. That means get out of the area because a wildfire has started near you, but that is mainly in the southern states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Yes, it is possible for tornadoes to occur in Baton Rouge. While not as common as in other parts of the country known as "Tornado Alley," tornadoes can still form in Louisiana, including in the Baton Rouge area, especially during severe weather outbreaks or tropical systems. Residents should stay informed about severe weather alerts and have a plan in place in case a tornado warning is issued.

Yes, Chicago can experience both earthquakes and tornadoes. While rare, earthquakes can occur in the region due to the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Tornadoes are more common, with the city being in the Tornado Alley region, experiencing severe weather and occasional tornado outbreaks.

There have been three tornadoes in Davenport Iowa since records began in 1950.

Tornadoes cannot destroy an entire world. They are large rotating columns of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, typically causing damage along a narrow path. Tornadoes are destructive on a local scale, not on a global scale.

It is difficult to predict with certainty whether April this year will be worse than last year. Many different factors can influence the overall situation, such as the status of the pandemic, economic conditions, and other global events. It's best to stay informed and prepared for any changes that may arise.

There is no definite size for an F3 tornado. F3 tornadoes have been recorded at sizes ranging from 100 yards to over 2 miles. Most, however are in the range of a quarter to a half a mile wide.

Yes. Since records began in 1950 there have been 3.

The first occurred on June 4, 1958 near Menomonie, killing 21 and injuring 74.

The second hit the town of Barneveld on June 7, 1984 killing 9 and injuring 200.

The third occurred near the town of Oakfield on July 18 1996. Nobody was killed but 12 were injured.

That would be 3 hence the "tri" MO, IL & IN

We can work on advanced warning systems and education so that people can get to safe places in time. We can also apply construction techniques that make it less likely that buildings will be severely damaged by tornadoes.

The Town of Henryville, Indiana was hit by an EF4 tornado on March 2, 2012.

The one tornado that tracked near Butler, Kentucky in 2012 killed 3 people, but all the deaths were in the area of Moscow, Ohio. The tornado never directly impacted Butler.

Dust devils are not strong enough to pick up people. They are relatively weak compared to tornadoes and are usually harmless. However, it is still important to exercise caution when encountering dust devils.

The National Hurricane Center predicts, or at least tries to predict, hurricanes in the vicinity of the U.S.