Tornado and Hurricane Quick Research by Ryan Crissey

Tornadoes

ryan_crissey — 2025-08-28 13:20:12 UTC

Winds can get up to 300 miles per hour
Categorized by EF 1-5
Generally occur in the midwest of America
They can last for minutes or over an hour
Tornadoes can get up to mile wide

Tornadoes

2025-08-28 13:26:34 UTC

Tornadoes can be invisible
Tornadoes spin in different directions
The United States experiences more tornadoes
Tornadoes vary greatly in size
Tornadoes have different sounds and colors

Hurricanes

2025-08-28 13:29:22 UTC

Different names for the same storm
Eye of the storm
Hurricanes can produce tornadoes
Hurricanes bring extreme rainfall
Hurricanes lose power over land

Tornadoesss

2025-08-28 13:30:03 UTC

They vary in size and wind speed:
Tornadoes can range from a few yards wide to over a mile wide and have wind speeds that can exceed 300 miles per hour, powerful enough to lift heavy objects.
They are measured by their damage:
Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale, which classifies them by the damage they cause, indicating the strength of their winds.
They are often associated with a "Tornado Alley":
The central United States, an area known as "Tornado Alley," experiences more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world.
Most are visible due to debris:
While the rotating air column is often invisible, a tornado's visible funnel forms as it picks up dust, debris, and condensed water from the ground and atmosphere.
5. The safest place to be is underground:
During a tornado, the best place to find shelter is an underground area like a basement, away from windows

Tornado board

2025-08-28 13:30:51 UTC

1- “Tornadoes are rotating columns of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, with speeds exceeding 300 mph and capable of lifting cars and trees.“ google

2- “Tornadoes are most frequent in the central United States, in a region known as "Tornado Alley," which stretches from Texas to South Dakota”. Google

3-“Tornado Watch vs. Warning:

A watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form, while a warning means a tornado has been detected, and immediate action is needed” Google

4-“It can get quiet before a tornado because a period of calm occurs when the storm's downdraft and updraft briefly pass by, creating a temporary lull in the intense wind before the tornado arrives. As the storm's heaviest rain and winds move past, the area can experience a momentary "rain-free" or calm period with very still air, followed by the dangerous, roaring winds of the approaching tornado”

5-“Common alternative names for a tornado include twister and whirlwind. While "tornado" is the official scientific term, these are vernacular terms for the same violently rotating column of air that connects a thunderstorm to the ground”

Hurricane

2025-08-28 13:32:43 UTC

1 Hurricanes are giant tropical storms that produce heavy rainfall and super-strong winds.
2 Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters near the equator. ...
3 Hurricanes rotate around a circular centre called the “eye“, where it is generally calm with no clouds. ...
4 Most hurricanes occur harmlessly out at sea.
The deadliest storm in US history was the Galveston hurricane of 1900. It passed over the Gulf of Mexico in early September 1900, strengthening to a category four hurricane before slamming into Galveston, Texas, on 6 September.

Tornados

2025-08-28 13:35:02 UTC

Illinois was the primary victim of the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. The infamous Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, cut a 219-mile-long path of destruction across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Of the 695 total deaths, 613 occurred in Illinois. The town of Murphysboro was the hardest hit, with 234 fatalities.The first tornado ever detected by radar was in Illinois. In 1953, Illinois State Water Survey researcher Don Staggs was conducting tests near Champaign when he noticed and recorded a distinctive "hook echo" on his radar screen. This groundbreaking discovery documented the development and movement of a tornado and helped push for a nationwide radar network.

4280301 — 2025-08-28 13:36:20 UTC

1.Tornado can get up to 300mph

2. They occur in every continent except Antarctica, with the United States experiencing the most annually, especially in "Tornado Alley

3. tornado's appearance can vary, and some are invisible, while others are characterized by visible funnel clouds.

4.Tornadoes vary significantly in height; the average vertical extent of the visible funnel can be from approximately 1,640 to 4,921 feet (500 to 1,500 meters).

5.While many tornadoes are visible due to condensed water vapor forming a funnel cloud, some tornadoes are invisible, but their strong winds and rotation are still destructive.

Tornadoes

2025-08-28 13:37:01 UTC

1) if a tornado occurs over water, it’s called a waterspout.

2) tornadoes come in different shaped clouds, others as thin rope like swirls stretched from the ground to the sky

3) Most of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States in what’s known as Tornado Alley. Stretching from west Texas to North Dakota, this area can see more than 200 tornadoes each year

4) Not all tornadoes are easy to see in fact they can be invisible until they pick up dust and debris or a cloud forms within the spinning funnel.

5) Tornadoes – also known as “twisters” – are violently rotating columns of air that reach from a storm cloud to the earth’s surface.