Research Wall - Period 2 by Marianne Asaro https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud Research two questions. Post answer with link to source. en-us 2018-02-03 16:24:16 UTC 2018-02-13 01:51:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Simi Sharma https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228376929 Hurricanes are named after people because they are easy to remember and they help to avoid confusion. Previously, mix-ups have been made regarding two tropical storms happening on opposite sides of the U.S. Names of storms are chosen on a six-year rotation, unless a storm was so devestating that it owuld be improper to reuse the name. Tornadoes aren't named becaus they last such a short time that there would be no point in assigning them a name, and also so many tornadoes occur, sometimes at the same time. Tornadoes are quick and impactful, so rather than spending extra time trying to analyze another piece of information, which is the name of the storm, people should be preparing for the storm.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/storm-names.html ]]> 2018-02-05 22:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228376929 Simi Sharma https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228403263 Scientists can predict tornadoes by using algorithms, analyzing Doppler radar data, and putting them into accessible forms. They look for certain features in the data to learn about the tornado. They create forecast models to help undertand the trajectory and scope. If a tornado is predicted by the algorithms or if tornado weather forms, scientists are put on constant watch. Warnings can be sent out 4-6 hours in advance, however if weather patterns are extremely obvious and predicted before hand, it can be sooner.]]> 2018-02-06 00:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228403263 Kyra Santhana https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228413064 People live in tornado alley for many reasons, with some being their jobs, family, school, or an optimistic outlook on tornadoes. These people either have to stay because of work, or need to stay because of a specific family member or friend. Also, people might stay because of college, or schooling that is better where they live. Finally, many people stay because they have an optimistic outlook. This could be an idea such as that fate won't hit them with two tornadoes, so they are safe after their first tornado, which didn't cause much damage. However, people in this area have underground tornado shelters and bunkers to protect themselves.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-might-be-why-people-dont-move-away-from-tornado-zones-343488/]]> 2018-02-06 01:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228413064 Kyra Santhana https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228414108 Hurricanes are named after people because it will be easier for many people to remember them, talk about them easily, and stay safer. When people have a name for a large storm such as a hurricane, they seem to fear it more, thus resulting in safer precautions. Scientists don't name tornadoes because they are unpredictable for the most part, and are over fast. Also, tornadoes do not cause as much damage as hurricanes, so they don't need awareness raised.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/22/weather/weather-naming-storms/index.html]]> 2018-02-06 01:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228414108 Aaron O https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228594015 Hurricanes are named so people would remember these hurricanes. 
Tornadoes don't have names because they're not as special. ]]> 2018-02-06 14:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228594015 Aaron O https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228600345 There are about 15 hurricanes each year.
Hurricanes form tornadoes by carrying supercells which are rotating thunderstorms. ]]> 2018-02-06 14:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228600345 Annika Shar https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228891358 The naming of Hurricanes began when Clement Wragge, the Australian forecaster, was tracking tropical systems near the Australian continent in the early 1900s(he was the first person to attribute a proper name to tropical cyclones). Wragge originally used letters of the alphabet to identify storms before changing course to South Sea Island girls' names. However, when the Australian government refused to support his meteorological efforts, Wragge began attributing named storms “after political figures whom he disliked.” Naming storms gained popularity when novelist and historian George R. Stewart named a storm Maria in his 1941 book "Storm."  In the summer of 1950, three hurricanes developed simultaneously in the Atlantic Basin, creating confusion because they didn’t have a name for which one is which. United States Weather Bureau (the precursor to the National Weather Service) and the Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference decided to name the fourth storm Fox even if they were not supposed to be officially named. Eventually it caught on, but they were only using female names. Roxcy Bolton, the vice president of the National Organization of Women, began to petition the National Weather Service to stop naming storms after women. In 1979, the people at NOAA decided to name some hurricanes after men. As for why hurricanes are named and tornadoes are not, many argue that other storms aren’t as special; hurricanes seemed to cause more damage. However, the tracking time could also be the reason. The tracking time for tornadoes is a lot less than the tracking time for a hurricane, so there isn’t much time to name it. All in all, there is a long history of how hurricane names came to be, and they are one of the few extreme storms that get a name.

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-names-20130626 
https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/22/weather/weather-naming-storms/index.html

]]> 2018-02-06 22:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/228891358 Justin Solovey https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229081842 Their is a reason for why scientists name hurricanes after people. That reason is because meteorologists long ago thought that naming it after a name will help people remember that a hurricane is coming. Also, they thought it would be a lot more easier for people to spread the news around to others. Since meteorologists think the news will spread around faster, they are confident that people will be a lot safer when the hurricane strikes. The names are picked from a formal list of names that are approved before the hurricane season has begun. So these are some reasons why hurricanes are named after people.
http://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names]]> 2018-02-07 13:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229081842 Dean Flynn https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229082333 Hurricanes are named after people to identify hurricanes easily, because multiple hurricanes can happen at a time. Tornadoes aren't named because they're not as severe as hurricanes]]> 2018-02-07 13:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229082333 Dean Flynn https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229086332 Tornadoes are uncommon in New Jersey because tornadoes require extra space. Due to cities and other urban areas, the winds that form tornadoes are balanced in temperature, leading to no tornadoes]]> 2018-02-07 13:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229086332 Giovanna Niro https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229086727 Hurricanes are named after people so scientists can remember the storm. This is also because multiple storms can happen at once so they need to keep track of which is which. Tornadoes do not get a name because they are not as severe as tropical storms. 

]]> 2018-02-07 13:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229086727 Joey https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229086910 because they are more severe and are more publicized]]> 2018-02-07 13:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229086910 Jack Olinsky NJ.COM https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229087115 The reason tornadoes are uncommon is because in New Jersey there are a lotn of moutains which makes it hard for tornadoes to travel. In the text it states,”Tornadoes are very uncommon in areas where there are a lot of mountains and hills because the hills and mountains make it hard for he tornado to travel. Most tornadoes come from a body of water but since we don’t really have any oceans near NJ that’s another reason why. This is why tornadoes are uncommon in NJ.

]]> 2018-02-07 13:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229087115 James Hanley https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229088371 Scientists, and meteorologists have two ways to predict a hurricane, by seasonal patterns, and the track of a current hurricane. Scientists can find traces of hurricanes with tools such as satellite images, and Doppler radars. These predictions can be made up to five days before impact. The tools such as satellite images, are from when a satellite scans the Earth, this shows geographical, and atmospheric regions of the Earth. A Doppler radar sends a signal at a desired target that bounces back once it hits the object; this allows us to see the current pattern of the object.These predictions are only possible, because of the major advance in technology over the past one hundred years, which allowed us to create tools for these predictions.

web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2010/teams/neworleans1/predicting%20hurricanes.htm 

]]> 2018-02-07 13:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229088371 Joey https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229088653 because of the area jersey is located in and our climate ]]> 2018-02-07 13:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229088653 Nathan Williams https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229089843 http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/07/tornadoes_like_one_in_berkeley.html
Although rare, tornadoes are not uncommon in New Jersey. Per year about 2 tornadoes touch down in the Garden State. With wind speeds of about 85 mph, they are not nearly as dangerous as the ones in Tornado Alley. But as the years progress, the systems to tell when one of these disasters has occurred are evolving. For example, if tree damage is in a straight line, then it usually indicates straight line wind damage, but if the damage varies in directions then it usually means that a tornado has occurred.]]> 2018-02-07 13:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229089843 Joey https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090095 No because they need warm moist air and cold dry air to form and in the winter and cold places such as Alaska doesn't have that]]> 2018-02-07 13:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090095 Giovanna Niro https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090448 Tornadoes are uncommon in New Jersey because the temperature in NJ isn’t as extreme as it is in Tornado Alley. The only time a tornado would be most likely to happen would be in the summer. 

]]> 2018-02-07 14:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090448 Dylan Abbondante https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090471 http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2010/teams/neworleans1/predicting%20hurricanes.htm
Scientists predict hurricanes by taking into account past events and by measuring climate factors. Once a hurricane has formed, its path can be predicted 3-5 days in advance.]]> 2018-02-07 14:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090471 Kyle Fernandes https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090563 Around 15 hurricanes happen around the world each year. Hurricanes form tornadoes when rare conditions and criteria are met.  When thermal instability is below 10,000 feet altitude. Thus causes the storm cells to be smaller and shallower, this combination becomes favorable for tornadoes.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/why-2017-is-already-a-record-breaking-year-for-hurricanes/

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/FAQ/Hurricanes_vs_tornadoes.php]]> 2018-02-07 14:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090563 Annika Sharp https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090931 While it might appear that tornadoes in New Jersey are an uncommon occurrence, the Garden State has averaged two tornadoes annually in the past 20 years. One example is two tornadoes touched down in Howell in Monmouth County on June 24, 2017. However, these tornadoes are nowhere as powerful as those in Tornado Alley, with most rated EF-0 or EF-1. Some ranged from F1-to-F3 on the Fujita scale(the highest winds blew anywhere from 65 to 135 miles per hour). There has not been a tornado-caused death since 1942 in New Jersey. In fact, the typical tornado length is only about one mile. The reason why most form in Tornado alley and not in New Jersey is because of the location. The Rockies block moist air from flowing eastward and it clears the way for frigid Arctic air to go from Canada over to the Great Plains. These cold blasts then meet warm, humid air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. When these cold and warm air masses collide, they cause powerful rotating updrafts and downdrafts that can create dangerous thunderstorms which spawn powerful tornadoes.

http://www.nj.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/06/a_look_at_njs_tornadoes_in_the_past_decade.html
http://nj1015.com/nj-tornadoes-arent-uncommon-audio/ 
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/tornado/tornadoalley.shtml


]]> 2018-02-07 14:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090931 Dylan Abbondante https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090950 https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/forecasting/
https://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/early-warning-tornado-storm-prediction-forecast
Meteorologists keep a close eye on severe thunderstorms, especially in tornado-prone areas. A tornado watch starts if the conditions are right for a tornado. Unfortunately, I could not find how long in advance a tornado is usually predicted.]]> 2018-02-07 14:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229090950 Robert Haney post #1 https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229091590 A hurricane is named. Why aren't tornadoes. They name hurricanes to not confuse people, and for the media to more easily report it. Tornadoes are not named because they just aren't. That is why hurricanes are named.]]> 2018-02-07 14:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229091590 Justin Solovey https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229091781 There's a way for scientists to predict that a hurricane is about to strike and the method that is used is very helpful. Scientists have different tools they use that help predict a hurricane up to a week in advance.  Some of the ways scientists are able to predict when a hurricane is gonna make landfall is through satellite images and Doppler radar. Also, scientists are able to figure out the wind speeds and the intensity for the sustained winds through elementary statistics. So these are some ways scientists are able to predict when a hurricane is about to make landfall.
http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2010/teams/neworleans1/predicting%20hurricanes.htm 
]]> 2018-02-07 14:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229091781 Robert Haney post #2 https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229092481 A tornado shelter is where people get shelter from a tornado. a tornado shelter must 6 square feet per person in the shelter. It is possible to have a tornado shelter in a basement. on the outside it looks like a hatch. on the inside it looks like a normal house.]]> 2018-02-07 14:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229092481 Chase Portmann https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229092658 Meteorologists name the storms to help people and they can remember the storm. The Hurricanes are given names according to a system that is run by World Meteorological Organization. Also,when the storm has a name its makes it easier for meteorologists to follow the weather patterns of the storm and refer back to it. It's also named for the sake of the social media world. Naming the storm makes it easier to refer to the storm and talk about it.
http://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names



]]> 2018-02-07 14:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229092658 Nathan Williams https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229094091 https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/why-winter-tornadoes-are-dangerous
Wile a tornado occurring in the winter is uncommon, it is still possible. While not as strong as in the Spring, they are still extremely dangerous. During the winter the tornadoes move more rapidly, because of the increased upper-level wind speeds. This is especially dangerous because the residents of the area have much less time to prepare/evacuate. Also the winter tornadoes usually occur in the dark. This is especially dangerous, because they are harder to see, and most people won't be able to receive/ hear about severe weather warnings \when they are sleeping. So while winter tornadoes are less common than spring/ summer ones, they are still extremely dangerous.]]> 2018-02-07 14:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229094091 James Hanley https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229099549 Hurricanes are named after people, because people will remember the storm, and this will make them communicate more when a hurricane warning is issued. This will hopefully get more people to evacuate, and keep the number of deaths lower. If people remember how dangerous one storm was, they will take some precautions, and stay as far as possible from the shore, and other flooding areas. Tornadoes don’t get named named, because Tornado comes from a Spanish word that means thunderstorm. They don’t name thunderstorms, because they aren’t as special. In the U.S. only tropical storms, and hurricanes get named. This is because they are more special and less frequent.

earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names
]]> 2018-02-07 14:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229099549 Kyle Fernandes https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229099833 A tornado cannot happen in the winter, this is because the conditions for a tornado to be spawned, is the meeting between dry cold air meeting warm moist air. In Alaska and cold areas, there is cold moist air.

https://scied.ucar.edu/webweather/tornadoes/where-tornadoes-happen]]> 2018-02-07 14:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229099833 Christopher Li https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229365108 Actually, a tornado can strike at anytime of the year. In fact, during winter, tornadoes tend to be even more deadlier than spring tornadoes. Tornadoes in the winter typically move faster than spring tornadoes. Also, although Alaska is a very cold area, the US state still gets tornadoes. But, obviously, tornadoes form there rarely and if tornadoes do form, they are rated on the lowest destruction level.


https://www.livescience.com/3309-tornadoes-winter.html
http://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/06/26/u-s-tornadoes-that-occur-outside-the-u-s-the-continental-u-s-that-is/]]> 2018-02-07 22:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229365108 Christopher Li https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229376175 Meteorologists issue daily forecasts for severe thunderstorms. They especially pay close attention to areas at a higher risk for tornadoes. If conditions become favorable for tornadoes, the scientists organize a tornado watch to monitor the tornado. Scientists rely on massive computer programs to help decide if the conditions are right for a tornado. Data is retrieved from satellites, aircraft, or weather balloons. It is essentially impossible to predict a tornado until they are on the verge of forming one, so times can vary. For example, an Oklahoma tornado hit 16 minutes right after a warning was issued.




https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/forecasting/

https://www.outsideonline.com/1783166/how-much-warning-will-i-get-tornado]]> 2018-02-07 23:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229376175 Hailey Sharpe https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229409543
  • Many hurricanes happen each year.  From 1968-2016 there have been an average of 2.90 hurricanes in that time period.  Hurricanes are usually two separate storms.  But, a tornado out of a hurricane  To sum up, a many hurricanes happen each year and tornadoes can happen from hurricanes.       
    •     http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E11.html
    https://www.livescience.com/37235-how-hurricanes-spawn-tornadoes.html


    ]]>     2018-02-08 03:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229409543     Hailey Sharpe https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229409745
  • A tornado needs warm air and cool air to form.  In tornado alley a tornado can happen any time of the year because there is always warm air.  But, in the north since there is no warm air, a tornado can not happen.  But, in the winter the in the north there is no warm air so a tornado could not happen.  In Alaska there is no warm air, so a tornado can not form.  Overall, a tornado can not happen in Alaska or in places in the north in winter can not have tornadoes because they need tornadoes because they need warm air.     
    •  https://www.livescience.com/3309-tornadoes-winter.html


    ]]>     2018-02-08 03:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229409745     Chase Portmann https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229566044 The number of hurricanes that occur each year is different every year. In the Atlantic Basin, the most hurricanes they had in a year was twelve hurricanes. In the Eastern pacific, has about 14 hurricanes per year. http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=1086 Hurricanes form tornadoes because they carry individual supercells which rotate and can spin up into a tornado. Also,hurricanes can have an abrupt change in wind speed and a change in direction over a short  change in height. The changing winds can create swirling air which forms into a tornado. https://www.livescience.com/37235-how-hurricanes-spawn-tornadoes.html


    ]]>     2018-02-08 14:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229566044     Chase Portmann https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229567601 Meteorologists name the storms to help people and they can remember the storm. The Hurricanes are given names according to a system that is run by World Meteorological Organization. Alos,when the storm has a name its makes it easier for meteorologists to follow the weather patterns of the storm and refer back to it. It's also named for the sake of the social media world. Naming the storm makes it easier to refer to the storm and talk about it.  http://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names


    ]]>     2018-02-08 14:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229567601     Dylan Abbondante https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229572422 They aren't. New Jersey gets around 2 hurricanes per year. They just aren't that powerful.
    http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/05/nj_twist_tornadoes_not_uncommo_1.html]]>     2018-02-08 14:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229572422     Tyler Lambert https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229842229
  • Hurricanes have been named for years since the 19th century. These storms are the only ones that are named. This is mainly for two reasons, first, in order to help people of the general public keep track of hurricanes geographically, they would name them based off of a list. This is because naming a storm by its geographical coordinates in longitude and latitude was very confusing and didn't just roll off of the tongue like Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Andrew. Secondly, since there are usually less than ten hurricanes, annually, they created names for them to be remembered. This is in great contrast with the tornado with hundreds of tornadoes annually. Even though tornadoes do cause a lot of destruction, there wouldn't be enough names to name every serious tornado. http://www.history.com/news/why-do-hurricanes-have-names                https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/22/weather/weather-naming-storms/index.html

    • ]]>     2018-02-08 21:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229842229     Tyler Lambert https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229846164 2. Even though New Jersey does not get twisters that tear through Oklahoma, tornadoes aren't that uncommon in New Jersey. With multiple tornadoes throughout the years in New Jersey, little have gotten publicity as they were non-serious. To prove my point, since the year 1950, only one person has died from a tornado. These miniscule tornadoes usually range from category 1, to category 3 at the most severe. The reason why these tornadoes are so nonthreatening is because, the air in New Jersey usually is at uniform temperatures where the air temperature is kind of similar. This is in contrast with the Oklahoma tornadoes with air temperatures at different levels ranging from warm to cold, in which causes the severe vortex-like winds.      https://www.app.com/story/weather/2017/06/26/tornadoes-new-jersey-howell/428571001/        http://nj1015.com/nj-tornadoes-arent-uncommon-audio/

    ]]>     2018-02-08 22:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/229846164     masaro1 https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/230001772 2018-02-09 13:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/230001772 Nate Waldron waldronn1 https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/230458799 Scientists predict tornadoes by measuring wind speed , measuring atmospheric pressure, and also looking at radar and satellite pictures of storms that would show the winds starting to mix and begin to spin. witch will then form a tornado. Usually a storm doesn't show signs of a tornado forming until 15 to 30 minutes before the funnel hits the ground.]]> 2018-02-12 03:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/230458799 Nate Waldron waldronn1 https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/230464835 According to the Washington post for a small shelter to actually be tornado proof, it must have composed of 5-inch thick Styrofoam building blocks filled with 8 inches of steel-reinforced, floor-to-ceiling concrete.Or something that is that thick and that dense. A tornado shelter should have enough food and water to last a few days in case relief cant get to you right away and should also have a source of light and a system that makes sure the door can be opened not to mention a reliable way to breathe. Tornado shelters come in many shapes and size some are small spaces in floors just big enough for some supplies and 2 people some are the size of an entire basement and some can be a pantry or closet that has been specially reinforced. Although most average people can not build a structure that is tornado proof they can hire someone who can and then they can train using it and stock it with supplies in case disaster strikes. ]]> 2018-02-12 03:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/masaro1/l8mfb0upziud/wish/230464835