The Joplin‚ Missouri Tornado The Joplin tornado included many details common to tornadoes and caused damage and destruction to property and lives that affected the region‚ but the area has recovered in its aftermath. The Joplin‚ Missouri tornado was only one of the first of many destructive and devastating natural disasters to come in 2011. A tornado starts as a spinning tunnel of wind in the sky‚ but the second it touches the ground it becomes a tornado. The Joplin tornado has some common factors
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Water spouts are another type of tornado. A water spout is a tornado that hoovers over land and is formed by strong pull of water forming the tornado’s funnel and high wind speeds around it. Water spouts can form in two different ways. During normal weather when water temperatures are high and the air is very humid is typically when water spouts can form at sea level. The second way a water spout can form is like a regular tornado‚ it will form from a cloud and descend down but will touch water’s
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Case Study Tornado In Barneveld‚ Wisconsin On June 8‚ 1984‚ at 12:50 a.m.‚ a devastating tornado struck the small village of Barneveld‚ Wisconsin. Although a tornado watch was in effect‚ no warning was issued since the tornado originated near the town. The town‚ which had approximately 580 residents‚ was literally flattened by winds in excess of 200 miles an hour. Casualties made up about 11% of the population: 9 lives were lost and 57 persons were treated for injuries. The storm destroyed
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What’s a tornado you might ask? Well sit back and let me lay it down… A tornado is violently spinning air in rotation that extends at the base of a thunderstorm. Its narrow at the ground bottom and it gets thicker at the top. Wind current is invisible so you can imagine it would be kind of hard to see a tornado unless‚ this tornado forms condensation funnels made up of water droplets or dust or debris. The tornado is the most violent of all atmospheric storms. Tornados are capable of tremendous
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Black Friday: Tornado in Canada "The roof was caving in and I thought I was going to die. It was like your worst nightmare!" said Mary Grandish. Most people think they will die when they see‚or hear of a tornado heading their way. Although all the details of the formation of a tornado are not yet understood‚ it is known that tornados are the result of great instability in the atmosphere and often appear during severe thunderstorms (see appendix #1 for a scientific explanation on how it really
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Tornado forecasting can date back to 1948 where the first forecast was made by Capt. Robert C. Miller and Maj. Ernest J. Fawbush (Coleman‚ 567). This forecast was significant because of the Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes. Over a 5-day period in March of 1948‚ two tornadoes hit the base directly. They were the most destructive tornadoes to hit Oklahoma at that time. These two officers were able to pick up on the meteorological patterns and generate a forecast using a prognostic chart and weather
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Southern Indiana tornado history Three days ago‚ on March 2nd‚ several tornadoes struck southern Indiana. Washington‚ Jefferson‚ Ripley‚ Clark and Scott counties were affected‚ and more than 14 people were killed. These were certainly not the first twisters to hit the region‚ nor were they the worst. Here is a list of some of the deadliest tornadoes in Indiana history: The ‘Tri-State Tornado’ struck in March‚ 1925‚ sweeping from southern Missouri to southwestern Indiana at more than 200 miles per
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A Comparison Between Hurricanes and Tornados Throughout history‚ people have been amazed and intrigued by the various forces of nature‚ particularly those associated with weather. In a similar way‚ hurricanes and tornados are some of the most violent natural occurring catastrophes experienced by people. While there are many differences between the two‚ the absolute similarities are tragic. Hurricanes are centered on rough wind swirling around a center area‚ and they are one of the deadliest
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hurricane or a tornado. Let’s see. Starting out‚ tornadoes and hurricanes can cause so much damage and are extremely huge. Man‚ tornadoes and hurricanes are so huge ‚ form in really cool ways‚ and come to a lot of different places. Tornadoes and hurricanes are also classified for tornados it’s efs for a tornado and a hurricanes it’s a category. To start‚ tornadoes and hurricanes form in magnificent ways. It also takes a lot of wind speed for them to be classified as a tornado or hurricane.
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Oklahoma Oklahoma is located in the heart of America north of Texas. The name ‘’Oklahoma’’ derives from the Choctaw words: ‘’okla’’ meaning people and ‘’humma’’ meaning red‚ so the state´s name means ‘’ red people’’. In Oklahoma live prox. 3.600.000 people. Oklahoma is also known as The Sooner State. The capital of Oklahoma is Oklahoma City which is also the biggest city. The state has an area of prox. 70.000 sq miles. Oklahoma is the 46th state of the USA.
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