Tornado

walls/windows in terms of tornadoes. Exit all rooms with high-profile ceilings or long, expansive roofs, such as auditoriums and cafeterias. Another danger to tornadoes is elevators as people could get trapped if power is lost. Practice periodic tornado drills, so that everyone knows what to do if a

heavy storms as a severe tornado watch has been issued. Meteorologist Jamie Enderlen said that the watch will be in place until 10 pm on July 18th. The Affected Areas of the Heavy Storms All of Northern Illinois is on alert for a tornado watch as well as a few Northwestern Indiana counties and Southwestern Wisconsin counties. As was stated, the watch will be until tonight at 10 pm if nothing changes. The Illinois-Wisconsin border is under a severe thunderstorm warning. A tornado warning for northern

My Tornado Experience 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. For starters I must know about the background of tornadoes. Tornadoes form due to cold and warm air combining in a set pattern (the colder air drops and the warmer air rises)

round the bend to alert people, no lights to find ways to basements and bathrooms. “It was crazier than a bat without eyes,” Darrell Allen had said. The storm got closer as people found ways to us to safe place taking their children with them. The tornado of Mapleton, Iowa was swift, dangerous, and created a lot of expensive damage. To begin with, a strong and heavy storm was on its way to a small town of Mapleton, Iowa. The town had several practices before, which allowed everyone to be safe during

Tornado After a powerful tornado, 60% of businesses and a residential area have been destroyed. This has led to a series of negative events that need to be dealt with. These events include the town having no working lights, reports of residents' children and spouses missing, and even reports of gunfire. At this point, the state is aware of the disaster that has hit this town and the Governor is activating the National Guard. Beyond these initial steps, no further action has been taken, and I must

filling with fog. Then suddenly Jimmy sees a swirling cloud circling above. Dustin was at home he wanted to see where Jimmy was. Dustin looked at his phone it started ringing. The words read, TORNADO WARNING GET IN YOUR HOUSES,AND TAKE COVER NOW. Dustin’s heart started pounding.”MOM,There’s a tornado.” then he remembered his mom said she would be working late. Dustin grabbed his coat,and put on his shoes and went out the door. It was very windy,and the rain was deafening. He could barely see ten

The tornado I looked outside to see someone's home absolutely destroyed. The whole upper level was gone. Nothing left but the four walls. I stared in awe. What if that was us? What if we lost our house? It was just a normal day. March 6th was the date. The first part of my day was great, surprisingly. Mondays are never good. But this Monday was. Of course it couldn't stay good. Monday always finds a way to make you miserable. It was quite warm this particular day. Not many clouds out today. I had

rolling his dice. Great, mountainous waves attempting to wipe entire cities off the map, crash on the coast. All this, and many more, are the norm. 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

but also fascinating, they are also really dangerous. One fascinating tornado is the Tri-State which happened in 1925. This tornado is interesting to learn and know about. It was very unpredictable like many other tornados. It was one of the most deadliest tornadoes recorded. Reasons why the Tri-State Tornado is Interesting. This tornado did seventeen million dollars of damage when it went through three states. The tornado was about one mile wide, had wind speeds of 300mph, traveled 219 miles

Tornados 1. Define the disaster type. What are its characteristics? a. A tornado is a mixture between rising hot hair and falling cold air that causes a swirling column. It is first characterized by rotating air that looks like a funnel. As the funnel and storm develop, the funnel cloud drops down into a tornado that looks like a column. As the tornado picks up debris and dust its speed increases. 2. Does the type of disaster have a SCALE? a. What is the scale used? i. Enhanced Fujita Tornado