Measuring Tornado

As storm relative velocity helps analyze the motion of the winds within the storm, information like the rotation of the storm and the speed of the winds can help investigate the chances of the storm developing into a tornado. If the storm appears to be a threat, nearby communities can be notified to take precautions and leave if necessary. Although base velocity can be used for the same reason, the speed of the storm can affect the results of the speed and rotation of winds. Therefore, storm relative velocity is more accurate and reliable than base velocity in determining the threat of a

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.

When tornadoes do form; such places as the National Weather Service (2014) classify tornadoes into three categories. These categories are weak, strong, and violent. “

In 1953, the Waco tornado was part of a tornado outbreak sequence with a series of at least 33 tornadoes occurring in 10 different U.S. between May 9-11, 1953. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a research

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

A total of 36 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above

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,

Hurricanes usually form over the warmer tropical oceans. Hurricanes form from the evaporation of the warm water. Hurricanes are the most powerful over warm seas. Many of the hurricanes that hit the United States form near the African Coastline before traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricanes that hit the United States are most common in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Carolina, and North Carolina. Hurricanes are most common in early fall. Tornadoes form over land usually as heat from the surface causes air to rise. The air is humid which then becomes cooler and rises up making clouds that make

That is an average of about 100 tornadoes per month (“Tornado Facts”). In the southern states, March through May is peak tornado season, but is normally late spring to early summer for the northern states (“11 Facts About Tornadoes”). However tornadoes can form at anytime. A tornado can form in any place in the world if the conditions are right. They form in places such as, eastern and south-central Asia, New Zealand, east-central and northern South America, South East and North West Europe, Africa, West, and North East Australia, and most commonly, Tornado Alley in North America (“Tornado

Scientist track tornadoes by using devices such as radars, radars send out radioactive waves to particles in the atmosphere to find out facts about the object. There are different types of radars that find out different types of information. For example the doppler radar is a specific type of radar that measure frequency using the doppler effect. The doppler effect is an increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other kinds waves as the source moves toward or away from each other. Scientists use doppler radars to predict and find the location of tornadoes. the doppler radar is not able to detect winds. Some things the doppler radar can measure are, how fast is hail falling, how fast rain falls, strong winds, and etc. The doppler radar does a volume scan that give forecasters a look at movement in a storm close to the radar. The doppler radar has also been turned into a mobile radar which

During the four days of April 25th through 28th, more than 200 tornadoes transpired in five states- Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia. Storm damages of this period were around $11 billion, making it a record breaking for the most damaging outbreak to ever hit the United

Each tornado differs, but they do have some common patterns to their travel and types of damage, which allow for a set of general predictions and precautions. In the interest of the preservation of life and property and to reduce the destructive effect of tornado pressures and flying debris, we have developed the following procedure.

     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.

A category three hurricane is defined as having wind speeds from 111 to 130 mph with a storm surge of nine to twelve feet, and doing some structural damage to small residences and buildings. A category four hurricane sustains winds of 131 to 155 mph with a storm surge of about thirteen to eighteen feet. In a category four hurricane, shrubs, trees, and all signs are blown down and there are some complete roof structure failures on small residences. Land lower than ten feet above sea level can become flooded, resulting in evacuations of residential areas that are as far inland as six miles. A category five hurricane sustains winds of greater than 155 mph with a storm surge greater than eighteen feet. In a category five hurricane, there is complete roof failure on many buildings and residences with some buildings being completely blown over or blown away. At this point, all signs, trees and shrubs are blown down, there is complete destruction of mobile homes, and excessive flooding can occur (White p.30).

There are many types of tornadoes. The average tornado is usually split up into categories based on the