Three Possible Reasons To Why Galetown To Have Severe Storms

On the afternoon of April 14, 1886, the city of Sauk Rapids in Minnesota was nearly wiped out after a tornado had struck the city. The whole city was left in complete devastation. Natural disasters have always interested me, specifically tornadoes. Something about tornadoes, whether it’d be how they form or how they acquire their power to cause great destruction, interests me to learn more about tornadoes. This led me to research about tornadoes in Minnesota. As I began surfing the internet about tornadoes that occurred in Minnesota, I came across the effects that each tornado had caused to the areas that it had struck. This is where I discovered the effects of one particular tornado called the Sauk Rapids Tornado. As I looked at the

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

Mother Nature can form many powerful storms, such as hurricanes, blizzards, typhoons, and cyclones. However, the two storms that are significant to the New England area are hurricanes and blizzards due to their extremely powerful type of weather. Hurricanes and blizzards can be catastrophic and cause excessive damage, however under different conditions. Blizzards involve large mass amounts of snow covering a wide area, while a hurricane involves excessive rain and tremendous winds. Both storms are quite different; however, there are a few similarities. A hurricane is characterized by thunderstorms, strong winds, and heavy rains. A blizzard is a storm with dry, strong winds, and intense cold. Blizzards and hurricanes are two natural phenomena that make an interesting comparison and contrast in how they are formed and how disastrous they can be.

This storm quickly took over the area and showed people how unprepared for the storm they were. Actual temperature was -7 degrees Fahrenheit with wind shield factors of -50 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit. Visibility during the storm went to zero during the storm. This further complicated people trying to get back home or to pick someone up.

Not only did weather affect the plot, but huge natural disasters also affects the plot. On page 81, it says, “I looked and saw the entire portable being swallowed up by the mud, it’s roof now where it’s porch steps

The tornado started at the west side of the town and ended in a different town. May 22 was the day where it changed everybody’s lives. It was just a perfect day were it was busy, everyone was at work and church and there was even a graduation at Joplin High School. Until 5:00 pm. At 4:00 P.M. There were reports that there were funnel clouds near the area. At 5:00, Storm Chasers, Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski were coming from a storm system in Kansas that was traveling towards Joplin. The storm could produce

Graumann, Axel. Hurricane Katrina. [Electronic Resource] : A Climatological Perspective : Preliminary Report. Asheville, NC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, [2006], 2006. Technical report: no. 2005-01. EBSCOhost,

As with the huge snowstorm of December 1974 another even more powerful (in terms of intensity/extent) storm is of strong interest to all meteorologists who have studied winter storms in the Great Lakes. This storm is also of interest and remembrance to many longtime residents of the Great Lakes, the Upper Ohio Valley and Ontario, Canada who had to deal with winter's full fury late in January of 1978. In addition, the storm certainly casts many memories for those of us who were on duty and worked during the storm...while being in awe of the development and subsequent immense strength of this great monster. With the 30th anniversary of this Great Blizzard at hand, it is worth taking a step back in time to re-live this monumental example of nature's fury.

The predictions of forecast back around in that time, at times, could have been helpful, other times would not. Though the people had forecast predictions, they were often inaccurate. The forecasters, or indication officers, claimed that their predictions were accurate 83.7 percent of the time for the following day. The indication officers were not allowed to say certain things about the predicted forecast, which often affected the communities negatively not only for this certain occasion but for others, as well. For example, an officer could not even say the word tornado in any of their forecast predictions. The coastal cities of the nation thought that they were immune to the disaster of a hurricane, so forecasters would never mention a such a tragic storm in the predictions of the forecast. On top of the believed immunity and forbidden words to be mentioned in forecasts, the method of predictions was not at the best, either. Instead of relying on the physics of a storm and deeply studying it, indication officers turned more to geometry and cartography, the science of drawing maps, to predict where the storm will go. This did not leave the communities vulnerable for just this blizzard, but for pretty much every storm that swept across the nation, as

First off, Mrs. Baker utilizes her opening paragraph in order to appeal to us logically by informing us of the dynamics of a hurricane that once hit Oklahoma City. Mrs. Baker states the following; “On the evening of May 3, 1999, a massive tornado

Hurricanes are formed over tropical waters. These intense storms consist of winds over 74 miles per hour (Ahrens & Sampson, 2011). The storms addressed here are Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. This paper will explore the contrasts and comparisons between these two horrific storms.

For instance, the author declares, “…residents of the United States have a lot of warning before a hurricane.”(Perry, page 49, paragraph 3) Although some may not be fortunate enough to have a warning, most U.S. citizens receive a warning of a hurricane days before it strikes. This is very unlike tornados, however, for people in areas where tornados often form never know where or if one will form. Scientists can identify types of conditions that can possibly form a tornado, but they cannot be one-hundred percent sure until it actually forms. This is one of the two major differences between hurricanes and tornados. The other is the cost and damage each natural disaster causes. According to Perry, “Each hurricane can cause billions of dollars in damage.” (Page 49, paragraph 1) Luckily, few hurricanes hit the U.S. yearly. On the other hand, tornados cause much less damage, yet many more hit the United States every year. All in all, hurricanes and tornados are significantly different when contrasting their damage and warning

The case for attributing the recent global warming to human activities rests on the following undisputed scientific facts:

3. Who is responsible and why? Was the cause of this situation an “act of God” (the weather) or some organization? If an organization was responsible, which was it?

The measurements came from a time period between 1981-2006, during that time period the measurements collected showed that the average wind speed of the strongest cyclones increased by a significant amount. The average wind speed increase was about 25 km/h with the range being between 225 km/h to 251 km/h. (Larson, 2008) The Florida / Wisconsin research team's data seems to point to a positive correlation between a rise in SST (Sea Surface Temperature) and an increase in storm intensity, there was no supporting data to show any increase in the amount of storms formed during the hurricane seasons. Researchers looked at the highest category storms from the time period and noted a clear trend, that the strongest of the cyclones were increasing in speed particularly over the North Atlantic Ocean. This was significant because the Atlantic ocean has historically been a relatively cool ocean, thus an upward trend in storm intensity shows a warming trend for the SST of the North Atlantic. The research however did not report any significant change in wind speeds in less powerful cyclones.(Larson,2008)