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    Hurricane Vs Tornado

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    It is important to be prepared for storm. Have you ever been in a tornado or hurricanes? You know if you have you can be injure very easily ‚and they can even kill you in a split second. Hurricanes one-o-one graphics‚ stated if a hurricane hits‚ it can cost around 15 billion dollars. On the other hand‚ if a tornadoes decide to strike it can cost about 500 million dollars. To be prepared for a tornado or hurricane you must know three biggest effects they can have‚ enormous wind‚ gigantic size

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    Journal Article Write Up On May 22nd 2011 an EF-5 tornado struck Joplin Missouri‚ leaving houses destroyed and cars thrown through the air this was a devastating event. This devastating tornado was only on the ground for 38 minutes and had only traveled for roughly 22.1 miles. At the widest point‚ the tornado was around a ½ mile long with other distances measuring about a ¼ mile. When looking at the EF-5 devastation of the storm‚ the most destruction took part right through the middle of Joplin

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    Tornado Research Papers

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    Boruff et al. 2003; Brooks and Dotzek 2008). In recent years‚ significant advances have been made toward understanding and measuring the atmospheric factors influencing tornado genesis (Brooks et al. 2003)‚ which can assist in disseminating warning information to reduce risk. Yet despite now having a better understanding of tornado formation and the conditions needed for genesis‚ it remains extremely difficult to predict exactly where

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    Tornados can happen anywhere at anytime so knowing about tornados will help keep everyone informed about what to do and what tornados are. Tornados are a violent form of weather‚ many violent tornadoes have occurred in the past‚ and warnings are a way to prevent these storms from injuring people. Tornadoes are the most violent form of weather. A tornado forms when different temperatures meet. When warm air and cold air meet‚ the cold air traps the warm air therefore the warm air can not move upward

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    Hurricanes and tornados are very different‚ yet also alike. In this essay I’ll be comparing the two to find which is more dangerous. A mobile‚ destructive vortex of violently rotating winds-the tornado‚ or a tropical cyclone with violent winds-the hurricane. Hurricanes and tornados are both made up of strong rotating winds. That’s just one of the things they have common. Both usually occur with violent storms and lot of rain. They also both form in circular patterns. Hurricanes and tornados are both categorized

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    Research Paper On Tornado

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    Emily Davis. In this essay I will be telling you about tornados. Most tornadoes are form from thunderstorms. You need warm‚ moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool‚ dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet‚ they create instability in the atmosphere. Then‚ when it reaches the ground it is called a tornado. It is not fully understood about how exactly tornadoes form‚ grow and die. Tornado researchers are still trying to solve the tornado puzzle‚ but for every piece that seems to fit they

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    what to do to prepare your family for tornado weather. The two best things you can do are: Be informed. Listen to the local weather station‚ check Google for weather‚ or check the weather on your phone. Also‚ allowing severe weather alerts on your phone allows you to get tornado watch messages when the weather is turning and tornado warnings when a tornado has touched down in your area. Heed warnings and seek shelter underground immediately in case of a tornado warning. Be prepared. Keep on hand

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    What Makes A Tornado?

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    through and you ain’t got much longer til the rage rips off the roof ‚I’m a tornado and i’m coming after you.”-google images.One of the most powerful and dangerous natural disasters is a Tornado because they are some of the world’s most deadliest natural disasters. What happens in a tornado‚ high winds and a low pressure system start rotating very fast until they eventually touches the ground or a body of water. How can a tornado be dangerous? Once it touches the ground it will destroy everything in

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    Tornado Vs Cyclone

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    Differences between Cyclone and Tornado Cyclone and Tornado are two furies of nature that show differences between them in terms of their nature and phenomenon. (i) One of the main differences between cyclone and tornado is that cyclone develops over sheets of water. On the other hand tornado develops over land. (ii) Both of them differ in terms of their duration. Cyclone lasts for longer duration when compared to tornado. It is quite true that a tornado can last for only a few minutes‚ but

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    How to prepare for a tornado What are tornadoes and how do they form? 1. Tornadoes are winds that are rotating and whirling around. 2. Tornadoes form when a supercell thunderstorm’s cold air mixes with the warm air in a set pattern. The warm air has to rise while the cold air drops. After that the warm air starts to spin and forms the funnel cloud that comes out of the sky. Steps to prepare before a tornado: 1. Prepare your family: a. Have an emergency plan with escape routes. b.

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