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TORNADO TOTANDO Tornadoes
TORNADO SYNOPSIS OF THE EL RENO TORNADO

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Tornadoes are violent storms that look like black, funnel shaped clouds. The wind of these storms can reach a speed of 500 kilometers per hour (310 miles per hour). Tornadoes are capable of destroying everything on their path.
Tornadoes are usually the extreme result of a very large thunderstorm called a supercell. During the storm cold air and warm air combine. The cold air goes drops as the warm air rises. The warm air eventually twists into a spiral and forms a funnel cloud. The sky turns a very dark green color and the tornado begins its destruction.
Tornadoes can occur any time of the year. It usually occurs in the south of the United States. In the southern states of the United …show more content…
The tornadoes are ranked on an increasing scale from F0 to F5.
An F0 Tornado * Have wind speeds between 40-72 mph * Causes light damage. * Branches breaks off of trees and pushes over smaller trees.
An F1 Tornado * Have wind speeds between 73-112 mph * Causes moderate damage. * Tiles breaks off of roofs. Cars and trailers gets pushed
An F2 Tornado * Have wind speeds between 113-157 mph * Causes considerable damage. * Roofs gets torned off. Big trees get toppled. Mobile homes are destroyed. Heavy cars are lifted and thrown.
An F3 Tornado * Have wind speeds between 158–206 mph * Causes Severe Damage. * Roofs torned off even on the most well constructed structures. Trains are overturned.

An F4 Tornado * Have wind speeds between 207-260 mph * Causes Catostrophic Damage * Well constructed structures are leveled. Structures with weak foundations are blown away.

An F5 Tornado * Have wind speeds between 261–318 …show more content…
Part of a larger weather system that produced dozens of tornadoes over the preceding days, the tornado initially touched down at 6:03 p.m. CDT (2303 UTC) about 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west-southwest of El Reno, Oklahoma. The storm rapidly grew and became more violent. Remaining over mostly open terrain, the tornado did not impact many structures; however, measurements from mobile Doppler radars revealed extreme winds in excess of 295 mph (475 km/h) within the tornado. As it crossed Highway 81, it had grown to a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles (4.2 km). Turning northeastward, the tornado soon weakened. After crossing Interstate 40, the tornado dissipated around 6:43 p.m. CDT (2343 UTC), after tracking for 16.2 miles (26.1
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