TORNADOES

TORNADO FACTS

• Tornado- A violent rotating column of air extended from a thunder storm.
• Formed when a warm air mass is below a cold air mass, creating instiability.
• In the northern hemisphere it spins counter clockwise.
• In the southern hemisphere it spins clockwise.

TORNADO OCCURANCE
Tornadoes occur mainly during the summer, commonly from 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. in places where the wind is very strong, in states like Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and more.

A TORNADO'S COMING!

• Tornadoes are measured using the Fujita Scale.
• Tornadoes are detected using radar manned by meteorologists.
• Tornadoes are forecasted on the news and radios.

TORNADO DAMAGE

• Tornadoes can create damage paths up to 50 miles long!
• Tornadoes can destroy buldings and hurl vehicles.
• The scale goes from F0 - F12. F0 does little damage, while F12 is catastrophic.
• Tornadoes can uproot trees, and shoot blades of grass like bullets into walls.

TORNADO SAFETY

• You can hide in a basement, or hide under steady furniture.
• Keep emergency food and water in your house and keep many flashlights.
• Tornado watch- An issued warning that current weather conditions in an area have created a tornado.
• Tornado warning- Tornado is either on the ground or has been detected by a doppler radar.
• Keeping a safety kit with water, food, and extra flashlights.

ARE TORNADOES A THREAT TO NYC?
Most tornadoes are not a threat to NYC. This is because the three different air masses needed to make a tornado don't usually come together over New York.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STUDY THE WEATHER?
So if people including your own family are threatened by a bad storm, you can be prepared. Also, you will know how to teach future generations how to be prepared in a time of crisis.