Tornado

On Sunday May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri experienced a tornado that was measured on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) to be measured at an EF-5. This classification according to Smith, Perotin, and Walsh (2012), indicates that the tornado contained wind speeds greater than 200 miles per hour. The tornado and path of destruction as described by Paul, Stimers, and Caldas (2014), was multi-vortex, nearly a mile wide, measured a path of at least six-miles in length as it traveled across the densely populated community. Over 7,000 homes were destroyed with hundreds more damaged. Businesses along the path were also heavily damaged or totally destroyed. The expansion of damage measured 1,800 acres which they document as nearly one-fourth of the territory of Joplin. The tornado claimed the lives of 162 persons and injured over 1,000. This represents the greatest number of fatalities in one tornado since 1947 according to Paul and Stimers (2015). Paul et al. (2014) explains that in the wake of this disaster was the destruction of four of Joplin’s schools which included the only high school in the community. Several churches, nursing homes, warehouses, along with two large apartment buildings, and two fire…

harder; it’s hailing and hail, the size of golf balls, begin to form. As it gets windier, the clouds begin to spin and form into cones that swirl to the earth. The wind is unbearable, making it hard to breath. This is a tornado that will destroy everything and anything in its path. People are not prepared and are getting harmed because they don’t know anything about tornadoes. With tornado season approaching, people should learn and understand the basics of a tornado, the dangers of a tornado,…

ever been scared of a hurricane or tornado? I am, but I've never been in a hurricane or a tornado. I hope I'm never in one, but I kind of know what to do if I'm ever in one.You have to take shelter, and do much more. This is important advice too. So, these are the things you need to know about shelter, damage, and the cost of the damage they do. To begin with, if you see a tornado or find out a hurricane is coming to your city, take shelter. If you don’t have a cellar or a basement,…

the U.S. These storms are most likely to form in Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America and in an area called tornado alley. Tornadoes form from “supercells” that are thunderstorms. Tornadoes can make or “produce hail,…

apart homes and killing people. Then, we needed to know “What is a tornado?” Did you know that one of the biggest tornadoes was 2 miles long? In this article you will learn how tornadoes form, how we can be safe and what tornadoes are the deadliest. Facts And How Tornadoes Form So, what is a tornado and when does it happen? Well, tornadoes happen when hot air collides with cold air. The cold air falls to the bottom, and then the hot air is pushed up. When it goes up and down, it creates an…

tornadoes, “the violently rotating winds of destruction”? A tornado is defined as a mobile, violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The Damage that a tornado can cause depends on the wind speed and the size. 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 in excess of one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported…

Joplin Tornado Tornados can be one of the most damaging weather disasters aside from hurricanes. These spinning funnels of air become more deadly with the length of their path and the amount of debris that they pick up. Each year tornados create a path of destruction throughout the United States. In 2011, the city of Joplin Missouri and its near 50,000 residents had a tornado rip through the town for almost 38 minutes. The tornado was rated at an EF-5 magnitude with multiple vortexes. The…

The articles "The Evil Swinging Darkness" and "The Storm Chasers First-Hand Account of the Joplin Tornado" is about how a deadly tornado struck the town of Joplin. Multiple tornado sirens sounded at different times showing that this was no little tornado this was the mother tornado. Thousands of people rush to the nearest shelter where very few made it. That day more than 1000 people were injured as well as leaving 158 dead. This tornado was extremely deadly but even those who survived were in…

Did you that the United States have over 1200 tornados a year. Now I’m am going to teach you about tornados. Tornados make by warm air and cold air colliding this is because. The warm air is higher than the cold air and they are also moving different directions so that makes a tornado. In addition most tornadoes happen east of the rocky mountains and west of the gulf of mexico because all the hot air is coming from the gulf of mexico an the rocky mountains produces all the cold air and when they…

As the tornado siren sounds, danger is on its way. When the tornado impacts the ground, quickly evacuate to your storm cellar, but what do you do next? First thing is first, what do you need to pack if your house is damaged? Most of the population in the Tornado Alley have these supplies in their cellar. An essential supply you will need is a first aid kit. When you or someone gets hurt, use this kit to solve your medical needs. Another thing that you would need is a 3-4 day supply of…