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Tornadoesare some of the weather's most violent windstorms. Winds inside of an EF-5 tornado can exceed 300 mph. Why then, aren't they responsible for the fastest wind? Tornadoes usually aren't included in the rankings for the fastest surface winds because there is no reliable way to measur...
Tornadoes contain some of the strongest winds on earth, causing death and damage when impacting man-made and natural objects, such as buildings and trees. Quantifying tornado winds near the surface is critical to characterizing tornado hazards. Direct measurements of tornado winds are rare and are ...
THE MAGNITUDE, FREQUENCY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TORNADOES IN TEXAS: AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO RISK During the past 15 years following Tornado Symposium II, our understanding of the basic morphology of tornadoes and their parent storms has advanced signif... K Mulligan,L Barbato,SW Weinbeck 被...
An EF-4 has winds of 166-200 mph, meaning the tornado that struck Hawkeye State was only about 20 mph shy of becoming an EF-5. The last EF-5 to have struck the country occurred back on May 20, 2013, when a powerful supercell devastated the community ofMoore, Oklahoma. ...
The National Weather Service office that covers the region issued a Tornado Warning after the sighting and said the storm was moving east at 30 mph. Given the rural nature of Green County, few if any structures were in the immediate path of the supercell. The sighting was one of nearly a...
An Observational Analysis of Potential Terrain Influences on Tornado Behavior role: the Huntsville, Alabama EF1 tornadoes of 11 April 2013, the Pisgah, Alabama EF4 tornado of 27 April 2011, the Ohatchee, Alabama EF4 tornado of 27 April 2011, and the Rainsville, Alabama EF5 tornado of 27 Apri...
But here in western Kentucky, rain and wind will be the main culprits. So yes, we're getting the better end of the deal, but that wind--which is predicted to gust up to 40 MPH--is something to be taken seriously.Tips for Driving in High Winds...
In addition, an EF0 tornado was reported 5 miles south-southwest of Los Angeles on Friday morning, damaging roofs, trees, and a steel billboard. A huge chunk of northern California has received 10 to 15 inches of rain over the last two weeks, with some locations in the mountains reporti...
Preliminary survey information from the National Weather Service office in Norman has confirmed the tornado Sunday night was at least an EF-2. The survey team will continue to survey the path “where significant damage is reported to have occurred,” the weather service said, and more details ab...