PPT-TORNADO

INFORMATIONS A  tornado  is a violently rotating column of air that spins while in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cloud or in rare cases the base of a cumulus cloud They are often referred to as . An Analysis of the North Texas Integrated Warning Team. Mark Fox. Warning & Coordination Meteorologist. . NWS Fort Worth / Dallas. Lancaster, TX tornado. Credit: Dallas Morning News.. Outline. Public Response. Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley. Location: Great Plains of Midwest US.. Very flat land makes it easy for tornadoes to develop. Warm air from Gulf of Mexico mixes with cold air from Canada, creating tornadoes. Strength/Wind Speed:. EF5/210 mph. Time. :. 3:05 PM- 5:40 PM. Length/Width:. 132 miles/ 2200 yards. Fatalities/Injuries:. 72 fatalities, at least 145 injuries. The Hackleburg tornado tore through 6 counties and left a trail of devastation over 100 miles long. This tornado was the deadliest of all tornados that touched down that day and left over $1 billion in damage.. with Large Eddy Simulation. Dan Yao . Zhiyong. . Meng. Peking University. Summer . 2015 Meeting . of . Fuqing’s. Group. Penn State University. 17. th. August 2015, State College, PA. Narrow. damage swath. 11/16/15. Winds can exceed 300 mph!!!. Around 1,000 occur on average each year in the U.S.. Kill 80, injure 1,500 people each year on average. Can have a path up to a mile wide!!!. Can occur any time of the year, but . Supercell. Tornado 5 . to 10 miles northwest . of Cheyenne. By Rob Cox (NWS Cheyenne) . July 29, 2013 @ ~6pm. Photo Courtesy Steve . Apfel. Tornado . ~5 to 10 . miles Northwest of Cheyenne. 0.5 deg. Z ~15 min prior to Tornado. with Large Eddy Simulation. Dan Yao . Zhiyong. . Meng. Peking University. Summer . 2015 Meeting . of . Fuqing’s. Group. Penn State University. 17. th. August 2015, State College, PA. Narrow. damage swath. Dylan R. Card and Ross A. . Lazear. Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences, State University of New York, Albany New York. Motivation. :. T. he . rear flanking . downdraft . (RFD) and secondary rear flanking downdraft (SRFD) . Science. Thunderstorms & Lightning. Conditions That Occur During Thunderstorms. Thunder, lighting, high winds, heavy rain, hail. Electric Sparks by Shuffling . Lightening is like electric sparks that you can make by shuffling across a carpet before touching a metal object. Both lightning and small electric sparks are discharges of built up static electricity. . TRUE ACCOUNT. Building Background. A tornado is a funnel cloud that extends down to earth.. The winds of a tornado are the most violent wind on earth.. The winds can rotate at more than 200 miles per hour.. AF3 - describe . the distribution of . tornadoes. AF4 - .  . explain the formation of a tornado. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKBtAEwreEo. List the impacts of a tornado:. STARTER: Tornadoes are so good they have. The winds of a tornado are the most violent wind on earth.. The winds can rotate at more than 200 miles per hour.. Tornadoes can travel as far as 20 miles.. Connect 2 Ur Life. What do you know about tornadoes?. Written by Jeremy S. Grams, R. L. Thompson, D. V. Snively, J. A. Prentice, G.M. Hodges and L. J. Reames. Presented by Danielle Thorne and Matt Muscato. This paper had two main goals:. To provide a national, several-year-long climatology of convective mode for significant tornado events. Scenario. Tabletop Exercise. Tabletop Exercise. 2. Welcome and . introductions. Discuss agenda for the day. Review administrative details. Start the exercise. Welcome and Introductions. Name. Organization.