https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc Made with a quick smile en-us 2018-04-18 14:08:34 UTC 2023-10-14 05:47:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/255238582 2018-04-25 14:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/255238582 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256468404 Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles (400 kilometers) an hour and can clear a pathway a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide and 50 miles (80 kilometers) long.]]> 2018-04-30 12:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256468404 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256469149 These violent storms occur around the world, but the United States is a major hotspot with about a thousand tornadoes every year.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256469149 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256474850 A tornado is not necessarily visible; however, the intense low pressure caused by the high wind speeds (as described by Bernoulli's principle) and rapid rotation (due to cyclostrophic balance) usually cause water vapor in the air to condense into cloud droplets due to adiabatic cooling. This results in the formation of a visible funnel cloud or condensation funnel

]]> 2018-04-30 12:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256474850 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256474992 There is some disagreement over the definition of a funnel cloud and a condensation funnel. According to the Glossary of Meteorology, a funnel cloud is any rotating cloud pendant from a cumulus or cumulonimbus, and thus most tornadoes are included under this definition. Among many meteorologists, the 'funnel cloud' term is strictly defined as a rotating cloud which is not associated with strong winds at the surface, and condensation funnel is a broad term for any rotating cloud below a cumuliform cloud.]]> 2018-04-30 12:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256474992 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256475189 Tornadoes often begin as funnel clouds with no associated strong winds at the surface, and not all funnel clouds evolve into tornadoes. Most tornadoes produce strong winds at the surface while the visible funnel is still above the ground, so it is difficult to discern the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado from a distance.]]> 2018-04-30 12:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256475189 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256519718 The safest place to be when a tornado approaches is in a basement or storm shelter underground. But if you are not able to get to a shelter or basement, you need to find shelter that is available. If you have a cellar, storm shelter, saferoom or basement available, go immediately to that area.]]> 2018-04-30 14:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256519718 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256524279 2018-04-30 14:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256524279 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256527337 2018-04-30 14:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256527337 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256537459 Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms. You need warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet, they create instability in the atmosphere. ... Most strong and violent tornadoes form within this area of strong rotation.]]> 2018-04-30 14:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256537459 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256537951 2018-04-30 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256537951 pruitt_mayson https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256538821 2018-04-30 14:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pruitt_mayson/5a7jivw93mqc/wish/256538821