Tornadoes

The safest place to go during a typhoon is indoors in a sturdy building away from windows and doors. Seek shelter in a designated evacuation center, if possible. Avoid areas prone to flooding or landslides.

It is possible for Illinois to experience tornadoes, especially during the spring and summer months when weather conditions are favorable for their formation. It's important to stay informed and have a plan in place in case of severe weather.

Tornadoes can cause significant damage to the earth by uprooting trees, destroying buildings, and altering the landscape. They can also disrupt ecosystems by displacing wildlife, changing natural habitats, and affecting plant growth. Additionally, tornadoes can contribute to soil erosion and can have long-term effects on local climate patterns.

some of the land is taken up and spun in the vortex while other parts are just left but with minor damage such as holes and cracks. in one instance a rice field lost every single crop on land.

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The five U.S. states with the fewest tornadoes per year on average are Alaska, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Vermont, and Delaware. These states typically experience very low tornado activity compared to the rest of the country.

Tornadoes are powerful natural events that are impossible to prevent entirely. Efforts focus on early warning systems, building resilient structures, and educating communities on safety measures. Research continues to improve forecasting accuracy and understanding of tornado formation to better protect vulnerable areas.

It forms a funnel cloud.

Yes.

In the late 70s-early 80s (still trying to find the specific date) there were 7 tornadoes in one day in Glace Bay. They formed in the middle of the harbor and travelled outward like spokes on a wheel.

One of them passed about 30 ft away from me up the middle of Grant St (off South St). After it had passed the swirl marks could be seen in the pavement right up the middle of the street.

A cold front is most likely to bring hail and tornadoes into an area. As the cold front advances, it forces warm, moist air to rise rapidly, creating instability that can lead to severe thunderstorms, hail, and tornado development.

It's rather hard to directly measure a tornado's sheer intensity. There are several variables that would go into that such as forward speed, objects in the way, length of intensity, and width, though only damage and estimated wind speed are used in rating a storm. In addition, those that happened years ago before the Fujita scale was implemented would be that much harder to analyze. It's important to remember the peak intensity varies and the most intense are not intense the entire track. The Fujita scale is also limited in that once F5 damage takes place the sheer degree of damage makes it difficult to determine whether one tornado or another had faster winds.

With that said, some of the most intense would include 1925 tri-state tornado; 1999 Oklahoma City; 1997 Jarrell, Texas; 1896 Sherman, Texas; 1947 Woodward, Oklahoma; 1957 Fargo, ND; 1974 Xenia, Ohio; 1974 Guin, Alabama; 1977 Birmingham, Alabama; 2011 Phil Campbell, Alabama; 1985 Wheatland, Pennsylvania; 1955 Udall, Kansas; 1991 Andover, Kansas; 1998 Lawrence county, Tennessee; 1990 Goessel, Kansas; 1953 Flint, Michigan; 1974 Brandenburg, Kentucky

The Oklahoma City tornado of 1999 had the fastest measured winds of any tornado. However, direct wind measurements of tornadoes are rare, so other F5 tornadoes that did not have their winds measured may have been stronger.

The 1997 Jarrell tornado produced the most intense tornado damage every formally documented as an entire subdivision was completely erased. Everything above the ground wand some of the ground itself was swept away without a trace; only concrete slabs remained. However, some people attribute the extreme damage in part to the tornado's slow movement allowing it to tear away at the same spot for longer than usual.

The 1991 Red Rock, Oklahoma, 1995 Kellerville Texas and 1999 Mulhall Oklahoma tornadoes are officially F4's because they did not hit well-built structures. However they are speculated to be some of the most intense F5s like the ones on this list.

Most likely not.

Perhaps a strong enough tornado would remove the soil (though such a strong tornado is, in all likelihood, impossible with earth's atmosphere), but it would be unlikely to make it far at all through solid bedrock. Additionally, when a tornado does remove soil, it is through scouring rather than suction, which, again, would not be affective against solid rock.

Wind speed estimates of an F2 tornado range from 113 to 157 mph.

This was later adjusted to 111-135 mph for an EF2

On average, about 1,000 tornadoes hit the United States each year, resulting in varying numbers of homes being destroyed or damaged. The exact number of people who lose their homes to tornadoes annually can fluctuate significantly depending on the severity and frequency of tornado events.

The top of a tornado is called the funnel cloud. This is the visible, rotating column of air that extends from the cloud base down towards the ground.

The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. It is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere. The lithosphere is important for supporting the Earth's landforms and providing a solid surface for the biosphere to exist.

Tornadoes have very strong winds that are capable of snapping and up rooting trees and in some cases pulling the grass out of the ground. When human development is struck buildings are similarly affected with additional secondary damage from flying debris.

Tornadoes can occur any time of the year, but are most likely in the months of April through June. Spotters would most likely be able to see a tornado in an open area, with an unobstructed view. Most tornadoes occur between the hours of 4 and 9 PM, but can occur at any time of the day.

Tornadoes can contribute to erosion by removing vegetation cover, disturbing soil, and transporting debris at high speeds. The strong winds associated with tornadoes can lift and carry sediments over long distances, leading to soil erosion in affected areas. Heavy rainfall accompanying tornadoes can also exacerbate erosion by washing away topsoil and causing sediment buildup in waterways.

a rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground is a Tornado

Tornado lengths can vary significantly, typically ranging from a few hundred feet to over a mile. The duration of a tornado's path can last anywhere from a few seconds to several hours, depending on its size and intensity.

A rotating mass of air that develops high in the atmosphere and begins a pattern of tornado formation is called a supercell. Supercells are powerful thunderstorms that have the potential to produce tornadoes due to their organized rotation and updraft. These storms are responsible for some of the most destructive tornadoes.

The highest death toll of any recorded tornado in the U.S. is 695. This is from the Tri-State tornado of Mach 18, 1925. However, scientists have estimate that an extremely large, violent tornado that impacts a major city or crowded freeway could potentially kill thousands.

It is very unlikely for an earthquake and tornado to occur at the same time in the same place. Earthquakes are caused by tectonic plate movement, while tornadoes are atmospheric phenomenon. They are typically associated with different weather conditions and geological processes that do not overlap in the same location simultaneously.

Tornadoes are often referred to simply as "tornadoes" or "twisters."