Dust storm

Did you know that the average speed of a tornado is 30 miles per hour? Well, the Tri-State Tornado traveled 70 miles per hour. The average distance of a tornado is 100 miles. It killed 695 people, and injured 2027 people. It was the most deadly tornado ever to occur, so many people remember it. The Tri-State Tornado occurred in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. (Tornadoes devastate Tupelo and Gainesville) Firstly, a tornado is a spinning vortex of wind, which can carry anything up to about 75…

Increased groundwater use is reflected in declining groundwater levels; in groundwater basins not experiencing overdraft, a pattern of water level drawdown during dry conditions and recovery during wet conditions is typically seen. groundwater level decline in overdrafted basins is typically exacerbated by drought.( Drought and Groundwater). It is great to see that California’s weather finally decided to help with the dryness from drought; the increase of rain and surprisingly incline of snow…

This article examines warning times and its affect on death rates of tornadoes. Simmons and Sutter provide background research on the NEXRAD radar that has improved warnings by upgrading measurements on winds, rainfall and detecting tornadoes. Simmons and Sutter conclude that tornadoes from the past 75 years have been less deadly. Previous research also shows that lead times increased from 5.3 to 9.5 minutes after the invention of the WSR – 88D radar. Background research has indicates shown that…

It was mid-December in the foothills of Georgia’s Appalachian Mountains. Winter had rolled in overnight and the temperatures had plummeted. The night before had been cold, but the morning was even colder. The cold weather had made the horses’ troughs freeze over. So, it was our job to go and break this ice, why? I have no clue, but it was. My two brothers, Ian and Eli, and I set out to attempt to finish this task before noon. My brothers were okay, but they are older brothers, so you know how it…

It won't be too much longer before summer storm season arrives in Queensland. This brings rain, winds, and plenty of thunderstorm activity. While the summer rain is welcome after a dry winter, you are a little worried about how these storms will impact on your home. This is your first home, and since it is an older property, now is the perfect time to be thinking about summer storms and power surges. There are two ways you can protect the electrical appliances in your home from the power surges…

Florida, you must know the importance of protecting your house during storm and hurricane. When thinking about ways of protecting the property from hurricanes, most people think about hurricane doors. Many people forget the role played by windows in protecting their home from these natural calamities. Impact resistant doors and windows protect your residential and commercial property from storms and hurricanes. Also, known as storm windows and doors, they are made out of strong impact resistant…

Violent Storms A violent disturbance includes strong winds and usually rain, thunder, and/or lightning is called a storm. To be considered violent, storms need to led to a significant amount of damage to properties and lives. Classified as violent, storms have three categories: wind-based, water-based and other. In geography, it becomes important to know about these specific storms, how they move, where they are most common and potentially the damaged they can cause to the land and people who…

The thing about living in Wisconsin is that even the Weatherman can not predict the weather. It could be sunny and 75 one day and rainy and 50 the next. Winters can be extremely brutal because of this, which could be a good or bad thing. In my case in the winter of 2015, it was a bad thing. Every year my school took two days off in mid-February and had these things called Mini Courses. Mini Courses were a bunch of fun activities like candle making and food tasting that you could sign up for.…

CREEK as Dallas opens the barn door a gust of cool wind hits him “hmm that’s strange” said Dallas.It wasnt like this when I came in here just a couple hours ago. Dallas walks out carrying two pails of milk from the cows. As he struggles up the farmhouse porch steps carrying the two heavy pails. He hears something unusual he turns around and the windmill is going faster than ever CLINK CLINK CLINK. usually it goes slower than that Dallas thought. But then out of the corner of his eye he sees…

here on the plains. It is with us all year round, from Amarillo to Albuquerque. This invisible force of nature can do significant damage. The roofers here at Quail Country Roofing have seen the effects of it all over the place. After a high-wind storm blows through, power lines go down, trees fall over, walls collapse, and signs go tumbling. And wind can do terrible damage to your roof also. We have seen whole sections of roof shingles stripped off of a roof deck. Fortunately, the homeowners'…