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The Impact of Tornadoes on Different States in America
Natural Disasters
Tornado
Between April 25’h and 28‘“ in 2011, the US saw 355 confirmed tornadoes spread across 21 states The outbreak resulted in 348 deaths, 238 of which were in the state of Alabama. On April 27‘” alone, the nation saw 211 tornadoes, 317 deaths, and over 2,000 injuries One of the most notable April 27m tornadoes…
The Movie Twister Movie Is Based on the Work of Scientists at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
Natural Disasters
Tornado
Weather
The movie Twister takes place in 1996 in Oklahoma. According to noaa.gov, the movie is actually based on the work of scientists at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. The researchers from the NOAA created TOTO which stands for the TOtable Tornado Observatory. This was created to study tornados by trying to collect weather data from…
Facts About Tornadoes
Natural Disasters
Tornado
I hope to explain to you about tornadoes. Tornadoes are local storms of high-speed, rotating winds (Brown & Brown 219). They are strong windstorms that occur mostly in the central and southern U.S. during the spring and early summer. Tornadoes are formed when warmer, lighter air from the south gets trapped below heavier, colder air…
Oklahoma City Is One of the Most Vulnerable Cities to Disasters and Dangers
Natural Disasters
Safety
Tornado
This paper will discuss the Oklahoma City (OKC) Multiagency Coordination Center (MACC), the history of the facility, organizational structure of the Office of Emergency Management, and various components and attributes the MACC possesses. The information presented in this paper was gathered from an in-person interview with Oklahoma City Emergency Manager, Police Captain Frank N. Barnes,…
An Analysis of a Tornado as a Violent a Whirling Wind
Tornado
Weather
Tornado means to turn in Latin. A tornado is a violent whirling wind, characteristically accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud extending down from a cumulonimbus cloud. Commonly known as a twister or cyclone, a tornado can be a few meters to about a kilometer wide where it touches the ground, with an average width of a…
Killer Tornadoes in the United States
Tornado
Preliminary figures from the National Weather Service showed that more than 50 tornadoes touched down throughout the eastern United States. Most of those killed were in Tennessee, where 17 people died. Twelve others died in Alabama, five in Ohio, one in Pennsylvania and one in Mississippi. One storm slammed into the town of Mossy Grove,…
Tornado Is One of the Most Terrible Types of Severe Weather
Tornado
Weather
Tornedo can be defined as the rotating structure of air that make contact between Earth and commulonimbus cloud. For its rotating structure, it can be reffered as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone. Tornado can be classified into many types: Multiple Vortex Waterspout Landspout Gustnado Dust Evil Fire Whirls Steam Devils Tornadoes are one of the…
Tornado as a Natural Disaster
Natural Disasters
Tornado
“No wind-measuring instrument has ever survived the impact of a full tornado” (Ludlum 112). Tornadoes are one of the most destructive natural disasters on earth (“Tornado”). Tornadoes can generate winds in the three hundred mile per hour range. They have been reported on all continents except Antarctica. Tornadoes may occur wherever conditions favour the development…
The Albion Tornado in 1985
Natural Disasters
Tornado
The Albion tornado was devastating to the town, but they must have updated their protocol to be safer when another tornado comes through in the future. So, what is their new protocol to keep them safer On May 31st, 1985 it was a normal day, but it soon turned to devastation as 43 tornados had…
Tornado Survival Plan in Monroe, North Carolina
Natural Disasters
Tornado
My hometown, Monroe, North Carolina, has suffered a few tornadoes, and I have formed a plan to help people survive it. The city of Monroe is located a few miles outside of Charlotte, North Carolina and is a part of Union County. It is a small suburb that is surrounded by a lot of open…
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