TLC - Tornadoes Read about the storm that hit Oklahoma and grew to become the fastest tornado on Earth. http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/tornado/tornado.html
TLC - Tornadoes tornadoes, extreme weather. 66 tornadoes throughout Oklahoma; 52 tornadoes in the Oklahoma City metro area; 42 fatalities; 675 injuries http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/tornado/winds.html
Extractions: Alaska : Alabama : Arkansas : Arizona : California : Connecticut : Colorado : Delaware : Florida : Georgia : Hawaii : Idaho : Illinois : Indiana : Iowa : Kansas : Kentucky : Louisiana : Massachusetts : Maine : Michigan : Minnesota : Missouri : Maryland : Mississippi : Montana : North Carolina : North Dakota : Nebraska : Nevada : New Hampshire : New Jersey : New Mexico : New York : Ohio : Oklahoma : Oregon : Pennsylvania : Rhode Island : South Carolina : South Dakota : Tennesse : Tornado : Texas : Utah : Virginia : Vermont : Washington : Wisconsin : West Virginia : Wyoming : Please use our State bulletin boards for your State tornado reports To See our Current USA Situation Report The Disaster Center's Tornado Risk by State United States Tornadoes By Month and Year 1950 1997 Building a Safe Room Inside Your House ... The Journal of Storm Chasing Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Tornado Statistics for every State 1950 1995
CBC News Indepth: Forces Of Nature - Tornadoes The worst tornadoes are the most violent storms on earth Environment Canada. tornadoes occur when warm, humid air meets cool, dry air. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/tornadoes.html
Extractions: CBCCat = "Sports,News,Arts,Kids,Interactive"; Sports = "Hockey,Baseball,Football"; News = "Canada,World,SciTech,Local,Consumers,SpecialReports,Business"; Arts = "ArtsNews,Infoculture,Music,Books,ArtsFeatures"; Kids = "CBC4Kids,PreSchool,Teachers"; Interactive = "MessageBoards,Forums,Games,Media"; 03:39 PM EDT Sep 26 According to most weather authorities, including Environment Canada, your best option in the event of a tornado is to head for your basement. If you don't have one, get in a closet or small room near the center of the building, away from windows or doors. Environment Canada suggests getting into the bathtub and covering yourself with a mattress. Otherwise, get underneath a sturdy piece of furniture which can help shield you from falling or flying debris.
Extractions: -Strong CAT 3 Hurricane Hits Texas- Simon Brewer and Reed Timmer document landfall of Hurricane Rita over Orange,TX! They measure 939 mb inside the eye of Rita. Simon and Reed also save a badly wounded victim of Hurricane Rita! This was the 4th Hurricane for both Simon and Reed and Simon documented his 3rd Major Hurricane of the year! Read more...
Extreme Weather Gallery: Gallery Of Tornado Photos Gallery Home, Hurricanes, Severe Storms, tornadoes, Floods, Winter Storms, Miscellaneous, Submit Your Own Photo, Copyright Info, Wild Weather.COM http://www.wildweather.com/gallery/collection-tornadoes-1.htm
In The Clouds Photography - Weather Gallery (tornadoes) An internet search on tornadoes is likely to produce thousands of web pages go for The source of rotation in some tornadoes appears to be preexisting http://www.inclouds.com/Wx/tornado.html
Extractions: As defined by the Glossary of Meteorology (Huschke 1959), a tornado is . More recently, researchers are adding the qualifier that the violently rotating column of air be in contact with the ground otherwise, it is referred to as a funnel cloud . A good example of the distinction is made using this photograph discussion on this topic The safest place to be during a tornado is underground in a storm shelter. Few have access to such shelter so any location below ground level is advised, like a basement or crawl space. If you cannot get below ground then interior closets and bathrooms are the next best place because of the better reinforcing wall structures. If you have a mobile home, you are likely in more danger by staying inside the home than by leaving it completely. If you are caught outdoors during a tornado, try to get indoors following the above advice unless your only option is a mobile home. If no indoor/underground options exist, then you are safest when you are lying as low as possible in a ditch. Contrary to popular belief, you are not safe IS possible exception Storm Prediction Center safety page The source of rotation in some tornadoes appears to be preexisting vortices near the ground above where convective storms are growing; in others, the source seems to be linked to the mesocyclone. Does the mesocyclone itself descend to the ground and intensify to become the tornado, or does it trigger events near the ground that create tornadoes from other sources of rotation? Can it do both?
Extractions: Web posted at: 11:59 a.m. EST (0459 GMT) SEARCY, Arkansas (CNN) A series of tornadoes raced across Arkansas on Thursday night, killing four people and wiping out a fire department in a rural area northeast of Little Rock. Numerous injuries were reported across the state. The twisters were spawned by a rapidly moving weather front heading east across the Ohio Valley and the South toward the Gulf Coast. The storm also brought baseball-sized hail, powerful winds and lightning. Officials said three people were killed just outside Searcy, about 45 miles northeast of Little Rock, when a tornado ripped through the area. In the small farm community of Joy, the fire department was destroyed. "It was blown completely away," said Lt. Stan Rogers of the Searcy Fire Department.
Tornado-Reality Check Europe is beginning to awaken to the reality that they have tornadoes, too. It s interesting to note that in places around the world where tornadoes are http://webserv.chatsystems.com/~doswell/Tornado_essay.html
Extractions: by Last update: 12 April 2005 : minor revisions and fixed some outdated links. cdoswell@earthlink.net When Europeans first came to the U.S., they began to encounter tornadoes, almost certainly for the first time in their lives. They were astounded by their ferocity and frequency here in North America. Pummeling their villages and farms without warning, they inflicted terrible death tolls. As settlers pushed west, they encountered tornadoes with higher frequency and at higher intensity than in the Eastern states, but of course the sparse populations offset that to some extent. With the slow but steady growth of populations at risk, by the early parts of the 20th century, tornadoes were exacting a substantial price from the largely agrarian Midwest. If we look at the annual tornado fatality totals over the long haul, what we see is a pretty spotty record. Almost certainly, the death tolls prior to the 20th century are underestimates. As Grazulis (1993) has noted, the native Americans, slaves, and other non-caucasians killed in tornadoes were almost never included in the fatality figures - largely as a result of racial bigotry. What's somewhat intriguing is that when the figures are smoothed to minimize the impact of the interannual variations, some pretty clear trends emerge. Note the decline in tornado fatalities beginning sometime after the turn of the century and continuing (with some fluctuations) to the present.
Tornadoes Learn about tornadoes that occur in different ares of the world at Scientists analize tornadoes. Learn all about how tornadoes form and the satellite http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~cr952291/tornadoes.htm
NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information: Tornadoes tornadoes strike with incredible velocity. Wind speeds may approach 300 miles per hour. Mobile homes are particularly vulnerable to tornadoes. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster/factsheets/html/83.html
Extractions: Print Quality Version available in PDF Format by Clicking Here Tornadoes The best protection during a tornado is in an interior room on the lowest level of a building, preferably a basement or storm cellar. Tornadoes strike with incredible velocity. Wind speeds may approach 300 miles per hour. These winds can uproot trees and structures and turn harmless objects into deadly missiles, all in a matter of seconds. Mobile homes are particularly vulnerable to tornadoes. Injury or deaths most often occur when buildings collapse, people are hit by flying objects, or people are caught in a car. Tornadoes are most destructive when they touch ground. Normally, a tornado will stay on the ground for no more than 20 minutes; however, one tornado can touch ground several times in different areas. North Carolina has around 15 tornadoes a year. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas are the states at greatest risk. What Is a Tornado?
Guided Tour---- Tornadoes Would you like to find out whirlwind information about tornadoes? Why can we not predict tornadoes? To learn about the differences in a tornado watch http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/GuidedTours/Tornadoes/Tornadoes.htm
Extractions: Guided Tour Tornadoes ** Would you like to find out "whirlwind" information about tornadoes? Would you like to find out the real "scoop" on the movie Twister ? Follow these links to find out!! Visit http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtwait.htm to find out about warning times. What is the average warning time for a tornado? Why can we not predict tornadoes? To learn about the differences in a tornado watch and a tornado warning, visit http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wds7.htm What does it mean to be under a tornado watch? What does it mean to be under a tornado warning? Which would you rather have in your area; a watch or a warning? Was the movie Twister realistic? Check this site out to find out more! http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtmovie.htm Be able to explain three things that are not the "real life way" of tornado chasers. B. Imagine you were filming a new tornado movie. What are some things you would do differently?
Extractions: Web posted at: 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 GMT) NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) Southerners who survived deadly tornadoes are trying to recover from the devastation. A long and fierce line of storms killed at least 11 people Thursday, injured hundreds more and caused severe damage throughout the South. At least two tornadoes ripped through the heart of Nashville Thursday afternoon, damaging at least 300 buildings, including the State Capitol, and injuring more than 100 people. Despite a path of damage six miles long, there were no reported fatalities in Nashville. Two traffic deaths, initially blamed on the weather, were determined not to be related to the storm. A L S O : Radar image of the southeastern U.S. "Considering the severity of the storm, it could have been a whole lot worse," said Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist, who declared Nashville a disaster area. "The fact that we didn't have a whole lot of fatalities is a miracle really." Vice President Al Gore arrived in Tennessee late Thursday and will tour Nashville and other areas affected by the tornadoes on Friday.
Extractions: Working in 6 small groups, the students will use multimedia to create a presentation about tornadoes for their weather unit. Each group will have a different aspect of the project to work on and then will combine their results to create a Hyperstudio project to be shown to all Fourth and Fifth grades for an assembly at the end of the Weather Unit.
Extractions: U.S. Army soldier Lynndie England is convicted of six counts in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse case, The Associated Press reports. The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Many homes were damaged in Rineyville, Kentucky, after storms struck overnight Sunday. Story Tools VIDEO A second twister in two days hits the Oklahoma City area, causing damage in suburban Bethany. (May 10)
