Cause And Effects Of Tornadoes

Tornados are one of the most destructive and devastating natural forces on Earth. When a tornado is fully created, wind speeds can reach up to more than 300 mph (483 km/h). Most tornadoes that occur are between the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains, but tornados can happen where ever the conditions are right. 90% of tornadoes that happen in the United States, happens in the Central United States. Even though scientist have not yet understood how tornadoes are formed, they’ve developed a theory that consist of the process and conditions of which a tornado must have to form.

Hurricanes and tornadoes are both severe weather events that can potentially cause a great deal of damage to property. Both of these storms can threaten human life and in severe events with either a hurricane of a tornado there may well be a loss of life. They may be quite different in how they form and what they actually do but on the other hand those storms are both potentially devastating so they fall into the same category of potential severe weather danger. People who live in areas where hurricanes and tornadoes are known to appear during certain seasons of the year are always urged to be alert to weather warning systems. Those same residents know from experience to keep their radios tuned to weather emergency stations and they are in many cases prepared for the brunt of a storm by building basement shelters.

Some tornado specifics can be interesting, some can be boring but these are the fascinating ones. There is a part of land in the Midwestern U.s where more than 1,000 tornadoes form. Most tornadoes only stay on the ground for less than five minutes and some tornadoes stand still while others can go on devastating speeds. The destruction tornadoes make is mostly from the debris that it picks up. More than half of tornadoes are weak and don’t cause many

What is a tornado?A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Because wind is invisible, it is hard to see a tornado unless it forms a condensation funnel made up of water droplets, dust and debris. Tornadoes are the most violent of all atmospheric storms.Where do tornadoes occur?Tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, including Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Even New Zealand reports about 20 tornadoes each year. Two of the highest concentrations of tornadoes outside the U.S. are Argentina and Bangladesh. How many tornadoes occur in the U.S. each year?About 1,200 tornadoes hit the U.S. yearly. Since official tornado records only date back to 1950,

Tornadoes and hurricanes are very destructive. Tornadoes are spinning columns of air that form from the the sky to the ground. Hurricanes are the most powerful storms on Earth. Hurricanes are tropical storms that travel across the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricanes happen when winds exceed to 75 miles per hour. Tornadoes have winds that can get to the speed of up to 200-300 miles per hour. There is a level 5 hurricane which means that the winds exceed up to 150 miles per hour.

Tornadoes can tear apart buildings, cars, forests, and can kill numerous people. In the U.S. alone, tornadoes cause 70 fatalities and 1,500 injuries on average annually (“Tornado Facts And History”). A tornado swept through Yellowstone in the late 1980’s which left a path of destruction up and down a 10,000-foot mountain (“Tornado Facts”).

During the Joplin, Missouri Tornado many people did not take shelter because they thought it was a false alarm. So by many people not doing that it cause many more injuries. Tornadoes form from rotating air caused by a thunderstorm. Tornadoes usually have winds less the 160 mph but the Joplin, Missouri Tornado did not. The tornado included many details common to tornados, damage and destruction to property and lives that affected the region, but the area has recovered in the aftermath.

Tornados, with their dusty spin and its cone like shape, tornados can destroy a lot. If you see on the news and they maybe see a tornado be calm but when they see it coming, hide in the bunker you probably don’t have. But that won’t really happen, even if tornados hit the U.S. about 1,300 a year it may not happen. The area you can maybe get a tornado is North Dakoda down to Texas over to Florida up to New Jersey. But one state in that area doesn't get rarely any and

Finally for the funnel shape of the tornado to occur, the wind traveling towards the ground causes a rotation that generates a funnel cloud near the ground.Tornado alley is an area in the US where tornadoes spawn far more than anywhere else in the world. This area extends from North Dakota straight down to Texas. The main reason tornadoes occur here more than other places, is because topography in this central US area consists of open plains and fields. During summer the plains tend to get very hot and this warm air rises to meet with cool air creating conditions ideal for storms. Tornadoes usually last around ten minutes; larger and stronger tornadoes can linger up to thirty minutes. Wind speeds during tornadoes reach up to three hundred miles per hour, but most tornadoes can travel at speeds of around one hundred miles per hour. Tornadoes typically cover and span a few miles. The speeds they move are devastating and strong enough to rip houses out of their foundations. At least 60 people in the US are killed

Some tornadoes are very small and last for only a minute or so, while others can be a mile wider or larger staying on the ground for over an hour (NOAA, 2014). Tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, mainly USA, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Even New Zealand experiences around 20 tornadoes each year. Two of the highest concentrations of tornadoes outside the U.S. are Argentina and Bangladesh (NOAA, 2014). The single F2 tornado that cut a narrow path across Atlanta in March 2008, for example, causing an estimated $340m of damage in less than 20 minutes (Maynard et al., 2013). After that tornadoes in United States resulted in the greatest loss of life since the 1920s. In many ways, the tornadoes of 2011 most resemble what happened in 1953. Unlike 1965 and 1974, there was not one day or even one outbreak that caused such a large percentage of the damage. Two outbreaks stand out, late April in the southeast most notably Alabama on April 27 where one tornado remained on the ground from Tuscaloosa to the suburbs

The way tornadoes form is when moist warm air and cool dry air meet and create instability and rotate around each other. Tornadoes can usually form more than one way. Other than the one I just showed you, a tornado can form from thunderstorms. The average time a tornado can last is about 4 to 6 hours till it starts to die down. When a tornado starts to form it will begin as a little gust of wind then it will turn into a whirlpool of mass destruction.

     A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes can produce massive destruction with wind speeds of 250 miles per hour or more. The typical tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but they have been known to move in any direction. The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 miles per hour but it may vary from stationary to 70 miles per hour. Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, they are found most frequently in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains during the spring and summer months. In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries.

In the beginning, tornadoes are very destructive. But, not all tornadoes are destructive. In the text it says “ Tornadoes classified as "weak" are generally mildly destructive, resulting in minor, localized damage to trees and building roofs. "Strong" tornadoes are significantly more destructive.” ( From the story “Tornados” paragraph 3 from Source 2) This shows that not all tornadoes are destructive.

Tornadoes are usually called twister. Tornadoes are column of air that have strong winds. They are formed by thunderstorms. The warm and moist air comes from the Gulf of Mexico and the cool air comes from Canada. The cold air lifts up the warm air which makes a routing direction. Then it makes a funnel cloud. After that the funnel cloud touches the ground and a tornado is formed. Tornados are found in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia. In the United States, there is an area that is called Tornado Alley. That includes Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. Usually happens through March to August. They are categorized by smallest to biggest (EF0, EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, and

The damage from tornadoes comes from the strong winds they contain. It is generally believed that tornado wind speeds can be as high as three hundred miles per hour in most violent tornadoes. Wind speeds that high can cause automobiles to become airborne, rip ordinary homes to shreds, and turn broken glass and other debris into lethal missiles. The biggest threat to living creatures, including humans, from tornadoes is from flying debris and from being tossed about in the wind. It used to be believed that the low pressure in a tornado contributed to the damage by making buildings "explode" but this is no longer believed to be true.