Thursday, May 20, 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

How does the tornado form?

The tornado forms from the replacement of hot air by old air causing the air to spin and build speed till it has a funnel cloud made. It then slowly depending on the size of the tornado comes out of its wall cloud and either comes close or does touch the ground and causes much havoc on the area it has touched down upon. But it has been said that a tornado will touch down and then go straight back into its wall cloud to regain its strength so that it will be able to stay on the ground with enough force to cause destruction.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

How are tornados measured?


Tornadoes Range From EF1-EF5, (Enhanced Fujita Scale) with EF5 being the most powerful of them all. The EF5 can be up to a mile in diameter and 50 miles long reach wind speeds of 300 mph. These Dangerous natural occurrences form from warm moist air in eastward-moving cold fronts.
The Fujita Scale is the older scale used to measure the power of a tornado.
The Enhanced Fujita scale is the newer scale we use to measure the power and other things aswell

How does the F5 tornado affects the human ways of life?

The F5 Tornado is the largest tornado there is and can reach winds of 300 mph . The F5 is the widest tornado at 1-2 miles in diameter. The highest death toll from an F5 in the U.S. is around 115 people pronounced dead and several more wounded. Although the F5 is the most powerful tornado they are the least common tornado of all. The destructive force of an F5 is very high for it has the strength to completely rip homes apart and then throw them and anything in any direction.