Descriptive Story Of A Tornado

It was an early out day at Central DeWitt High School. All of the teachers had in service, but it was cut short due to a tornado warning and a tornado was headed towards the school. Almost all teachers had made it outside of the school and home safe but Mr. Eberle, Mrs. Delf, Mr. Townsley, Mr. Butler, and Mrs. Paar. All of the teachers went to the hallways in preparation for the tornado to. At 7:30 PM the tornado struck the school destroying almost the entire school. Luckily the south side of the school, where the teachers were located, wasn’t destroyed completely. When the tornado and storm had passes all of the teachers had met up.

I walk in and a pungent, musty odor hits me in the face like a truck. It looks like a tornado has made its way through here, for there are clothes strewn everywhere. The thickness of the air from the heat off the sun-beaten backs of the athletes covers the room. The constant groaning of the archaic washing machine rings in my ears. The taste of Clorox sits on my lips, and it’s accompanied with the sweat rolling down my

It is vital for the survival of mankind that we respect and understand the severity and danger of natural forces and weather conditions. Although advances have been made in the predictions and warning systems of the National Weather Service, or NWS, we must be vigilant in our efforts to always respect what is coming. It is also imperative that we learn from the mistakes we have made in the past and grow from them. One such piece of literature which can help to do this is "Storm Warnings: The story of the a Killer Tornado", by Nancy Mathis, which depicts an amazingly horrific incident where mankind was not prepared for what was coming. The following is understanding of the events that took place on May 3rd, 1999, which showcased an amazing, and terrible, spectacle of tornadoes in Oklahoma. Furthermore we will delve into what has changed since this to better our understanding of upcoming weather related dangers as well as planning for said forces of nature.

Most people know about tornadoes because Dorothy from “The Wizard Of Oz” got sucked up in one. The force of the tornado in the movie was easy to see. Tornadoes don’t just occur in movies, they also happen in the central US, Southwest, Australia, The Gulf Of Mexico, the Midwest, and the Great Plains. They happen in these places because those areas are flat and wide (ustornado.com). Additionally, tornadoes arise in Tornado Alley. Tornadoes appear in these places because the areas are very open. When cold, dry air and hot, dry air meet moist air, tornadoes occur. (komonews.com).

First, The two similarities are they both get tornados. They get F-1 tornadoes or F-6 they also get mulitpy tornadoes in one area. LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Preliminary reports indicate that three tornadoes touched down in eastern Nebraska and one in central Iowa on Monday. The National Weather Service says there were two tornadoes in Lancaster County. Law enforcement reported one briefly touched down on the southeast edge of Lincoln This report was May 2016. The above-left graph is annual Kansas tornadoes 1950-2009, along with a 5-year moving average. According to National Weather Service records, the most tornadoes occurred in 2008, when over 180 tornadoes ravaged the Sunflower State.

Tornadoes cause a lot of damage making communities and volunteers to help rebuild from the damages the volcano left, also tornadoes are dangerous since they can change directions suddenly at a high speed of 290 MPs making these not have a certain direction once it hits the ground. Tornadoes are classified using the Fujita scale- FO being not so dangerous since they only stir up dust and break a few limbs off a tree. F5’s are potentially deadly destroying houses and lifting up vehicles as well as other objects

Most of the tornadoes take on the appearance of a narrow funnel, a few hundred yards (meters) across, with a small cloud of debris near the ground. The Tornadoes may be obscured completely by rain or dust. These tornadoes are especially dangerous, as even experienced meteorologists might not see them. The Tornadoes can appear in many shapes and sizes. According Russian international news agency, they classify the tornado in three broad classes based on the shape. They are water spout, land spout and multiple vortex. They describe the tornadoes as water spout is the most common types, land spout is the tornado whose diameter can exceed its height and the multiple vortex is the most powerful one that causes heavy damages (RIANOVOSTI, 2010). Like

I hear on the news that a tornado is 30 minutes away from where I live. I first begin to panic. What do I do? What do I need to get? How am I going to survive through this massive storm? I then realize that panicking isn't going to help me. I begin to think of things that are more beneficial to my survival.

One ordinary warm sunny day Eze was walking with his mother to find food as they continued walking a big storm was heading there way. They didn’t notice it until the winds grew rapidly than the wind struk Eze was blown away from his mother.

Tornadoes are one of the deadliest and most unpredictable villains mankind will ever face. There is no rhyme or reason, no rhythm to it’s madness. Tornados are one of the most terrifying natural events that occur, destroying homes and ending lives every year. April 29th, 1995, a calm, muggy, spring night I may never forget. Jason, a buddy I grew up with, just agreed to travel across state with me so we could visit a friend in Lubbock. Jason and I were admiring the beautiful blue bonnets, which traveled for miles like little blue birds flying close to the ground. The warm breeze brushed across the tips of the blue bonnets and allowed them to dance under the perfectly clear blue sky. In the distance, however, we

In my life, I have learned that things happen for a reason. Although sometimes bad things happen to us, they are all part of a bigger plan. We do not understand why some things happen, but one day we will. With God’s help, we can battle through even the worst situations.

A tornado holds the feature and ability to tear down homes and lifestyles.  A tornado is a destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the look of a funnel-shaped cloud that needs a thunderstorm prior to form. The average U.S. tornadoes per month is in May, June, April, and March. May is the time when we have an abundant amount of the neccesites needed to create a tornado. We have very unstable air and strong vertical wind shears.

A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be more than one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries. In the body of my essay, I will tell you about types of tornadoes, where tornadoes come from, where and when tornadoes occur, the damage they inflict, variations of tornadoes, and how to detect tornadoes.

The storm clouds get ever darker, picking up the greenish tint that instantly marks what’s coming, a tornado. My family and I race for the shelter. Why we don’t just stay in the shelter at all times, I don’t know. But, I guess it’s because Mom likes to be able to look up and see the blue sky, instead of a single lightbulb hanging from the grey concrete ceiling. Dad opens the metal and wood door and ushers the other 4 of us in, my mom, sister, brother, and me. Dad climbs down the ladder after us, pulling the reluctant door closed and barring it with a thick, silver sheet of iron. Only that stands between us and the raging winds above.

In a deep dark alley, a mother was crying. Homeless, she laid in labor crying for help but no one came. She was pregnant with a boy named red.