Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane? A tornado is a dark funnel shaped cloud that is made of rotating winds which are very violent. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with constant winds that can pass 74 mph. And appear with rain‚ thunder and lightening. I think that theses both are seriously dangerous to be in. A hurricane and tornado both form in warm‚ damp air blowing from opposite ends. They both cause flash floods‚ mudslides and they also
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A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be more than one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year‚ eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide‚ resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries. In the body of my essay‚ I will tell you about types of tornadoes
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Joplin‚ Missouri‚ is little town that nearly got destroyed by an EF5 tornado on May 22‚ 2011. Joplin got hit by an extremely dangerous tornado‚ an EF5 tornado‚ a very powerful tornado. To this day‚ the city of Joplin is still recovering. Joplin is a city in southwest Missouri near the Kansas boarder‚ west of Springfield. It was founded in 1839. The city’s motto is “Proud of Our Past….Shaping Our Future”. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County‚ although it is not the county seat. As of
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“How to Prepare for a Tornado” Tornadoes can be devastating acts of nature. Part of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are rotating‚ whirling winds that appear in a funnel shape. These storms can reach winds of 300 miles per hour‚ and can devastate neighborhoods and towns in minutes and is very dangerous. In order to protect yourself and your family from this natural disaster you will need to prepare before the disaster even occurs. Tornados can be a very frightening disaster and it’s always
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devastating and deadly natural disasters are the hurricane and the tornado which both cause heavy amounts of damage and are uncontrollable. There are many similarities in how hurricanes and tornadoes are formed. Although they are distinct disasters‚ hurricanes‚ and tornadoes pose similar threats to resources because of high winds which can destroy properties and affect the economy along with people’s lives. Both the hurricane‚ and the tornado are rated on a category scale. First‚ devastating‚ and deadly
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Ministry of Educational Zone Tornado INTRODUCTION The word tornado is an altered form of the Spanish word tronada‚ which means thunderstorm. This in turn was taken from the Latin tonare‚ meaning to thunder. It most likely reached its present form through a combination of the Spanish tronada and tornar. A tornado is also commonly referred to as a twister‚ and is also sometimes referred to by the old-fashioned colloquial term HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone o Cyclone cyclone. HYPERLINK
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the 46th State Timeline : 1890-1910 Phenomenal changes took place in the country’s heartland between the first land run in 1889 and statehood in 1907. Two Territories Indian and Oklahoma Referred to as Twin Territory’s Growth in the Territories Lots of activity happening in Indian Territory Oklahoma Territory Towns‚ Farms‚ businesses‚ and industries growing rapidly New settlers coming Five Tribes were trying to deal with their own lives Five Tribes lives were being stripped away
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TORNADO ALLEY “ A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extend down from a dark clouds and moves over land in a narrow‚ destructive path.”( earth science textbook) That is the definition of a tornado it doesn’t sound fun or cheerful at all. but to the people that live in tornado alley it is something they are used to. There are many factors the cause tornados to appear in tornado alley‚ but the main one is location. But where is the location?? Why is it this location?? Locations
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become entangled in an unpleasant sounding mess. Rain shot down from the dark sky‚ like small volts of electricity‚ stinging my face with each droplet. My neighbors‚ decked in rain coats and rubber boots‚ forced my sister and I along the sidewalk. Tornado sirens were screaming in the distance for what had seemed like hours. I had known they were far off‚ but they felt so close; screeching as if for one last plea of attention or a warning to find safety. I shoved my palms over my ears‚ attempting to
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TORNADO SYNOPSIS OF THE EL RENO TORNADO Introduction 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
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