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Tornado Research Paper

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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).

A question that is asked is, “What is a tornado”? Tornadoes are destructive to people and things. Tornadoes are a result to patterns of changing weather (FEMA). Dry air from the southwest and humid air from the Gulf of Mexico meet the warm dry air come through tornado alley that creates a wind sheer. A tornado can move up to 113 to 200 miles per hour. Tornadoes are very destructive to communities and people (Erased by a Tornado). Another general question is, “How do scientists measure the tornado”? Scientists measure tornadoes with the Fujita scale. The Fujita scale uses three second wind gusts. Scientists check the air patterns a day before. There has been five units measured for tornadoes (noaa.com). …show more content…

Dr. Theodore Fujita created the Fujita scale. The scale measures the wind speed of a tornado. F1 and F2 have wind speed between 86 to 135 miles per hour. F3 has Wind speeds to between 136 to 165 miles per hour. F4 and F5 have been the strongest tornadoes recorded at 261 to 318 miles per hour. The Fujita scale helps scientists find out how strong a tornado

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