Thursday, June 9, 2011
Tornados
Tornado Happen Every Single Year Unlike Hurricanes Tornados Do Not Have That Much of a Warning System They Come and They Go Very Fast
What is a Tornado
A tornado is basically a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground level. Some of the most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction due to their incredibly fast wind speeds of 250 mph or more. Damage paths caused by a tornado can be about one mile wide and 50 miles long.
Tornadoes are powerfully twisting columns of air that make contact with the ground. They form from large storms and hit the ground creating an explosion of dust and wreckage on the ground. In general, tornadoes are about 500 feet wide, less than 1,000 feet long, and less than 112 miles per hour. However, very strong winds may produce a MILE wide tornado, and may travel up to 300 miles per hour! Some may even last more than an hour and cause severe damage. You may know a tornado is coming if the sky turns a greenish-black colour, debris is falling from the sky, and a funnel-shaped cloud forms. It may even start hailing before a tornado. The best thing to do is seek shelter as soon as possible so you are safe from the storm.
Whats The Difference Between a Tornado And a Water Spout
A Regular Tornado Occurs On Land A Water Spout is a Tornado That Forms Over Water
As Soon as You Hear of a possibiltie Of a Tornado Coming Get your Supplies Ready DO Not Assume Its Not Going to Hit you Anyone Is at Risk of Getting Hit By a Tornado including the Northeast Even tho its Not Common for it to hit the northeast it has Happend Before
When you Hear that Tornados are Threatning Keep a Eye on The Sky And Monitor the Forecast Incase things Go Down Hill
If a Tornado Watch Gets Issued That Means Things Are Favorable For Tornado Development and you Should Pay Attention Incase a Warning Gets Issued
If a Warning Gets Issued Than Take Cover Right Away
What is a Safe Place To Go
A Basement
If you Dont Have a Basement A Room With No Windows Or a Bathroom inside the Bath Tub Those Places Are The Safest Place to Go
If you Are Outside If you Can Get to a Building Than Get inside right away if you Cant Lie Down Flat on the Ground
