REPORTER : Rosario,
Marjorie N.
It is an extremely destructive
air column that is localized over
land and characterized by a WHAT IS A
funnel-shaped cloud that is
expanding toward the ground. TORNADO
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF A
TORNADO :
It has differeent shapes and sizes.
CHARACTERISTI Funnel-shaped is the most common form of a tornado.
Most of them have wind speeds between 64km/h -
CS OF A 177km/h, and expand more than 75m across.
Typical tornado travels around 10miles/h - 20 miles/h.
Mostly, it occurs during May, June, July, and August
TORNADO (late afternoon and evenings).
Usually occur in : Philippines, New Zealand,
Australia, South Africa, North America, Tornado
Alley Region in U.S., South-Central and Eastern
Asia.
HOW ARE
TORNADOES
FORMED
DIFFERENT
TYPES OF SUPERCELL TORNADO
TORNADO The largest and most
powerful. Their winds can
reach 300 mph (miles per
hour) as they spin during a
thunderstorm.
DIFFERENT
LANDSPOUT TORNADO TYPES OF
A thin tornado that develops TORNADO
beneath many cumulus cloud
columns over land. Winds only
last for a few minutes and can
reach speeds of up to 140 mph
(miles per hour).
DIFFERENT FIREWHIRLS TORNADO
TYPES OF
TORNADO Can happen close to large
flames and any strong
surface heat source.
DIFFERENT
GUSTNADO TORNADO TYPES OF
A little vertical swirl that is TORNADO
linked to a downburst or gust
front but unrelated to the cloud
base.
DIFFERENT WATERSPOUT TORNADO
TYPES OF
TORNADO A wind column that spins
downhill from a cumulus
cloud to any body of water.
DIFFERENT
DUST DEVIL TORNADO TYPES OF
They are swirls that rise and TORNADO
then disappear in the clear air;
they are not linked to the clouds
as they rotate.
Nobody can not predict the strength,
size, direction, or duration of a tornado.
A tornado's size and strength are only
known after damage has been done.
Unable to accurately determine a
TORNADO tornado's exact position.
Tornadoes can be categorized using the
FORECASTING Fujita-Pearson Scale. (It may not always
be an accurate indicator of damage.)
FUJITA -
PEARSON
SCALE
TORNADO WATCH
Indicates that the WEATHER
weather is that lead to SERVICE
the development of ALERTS
tornadoes.
TORNADO WARNING
Denotes the presence of a
WEATHER tornado or the detection of a
SERVICE thunderstorm rotation by
ALERTS Doppler Radar that has the
potential to produce a
tornado.
DOPPLER
RADAR
Deaths from tornadoes are possible.
An average of 5,000 people per year lose
their lives from tornadoes.
Can destroy many properties depending
on its size and strength.
About 1300 persons were killed in the EFFECTS OF
Daultipur-Salturia Tornado in
Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, making it TORNADO
the deadliest tornado in recorded history.
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