PPT-Tornados

By Anthony Hand Environmental Science pd 5 The HardHitting Tornadoes In April the number of tornadoes recorded was at a record high The tornadoes that hit America this year caused an enormous amount of damage to many landmarks buildings and properties. exploration. What is an ice storm. An ice storm occurs when a layer of warm air is between a layer of cold air. It can get up to 0.25 . inches thick Meteorologists . will know when this happens because some storms will happen with a little or no warning. The freezing rain will cover everything.. by Otis Eli, Paul Graham, and Wilson Li. Introduction. . Tornados are very . dangerous storms. They . act as . a big vacuum. . Tornado season in Canada . is from April . to September. Did you know that in Canada 100 tornados are reported each . WHAT DO HURRICANES AND TORNADOES HAVE IN COMMON?. Low Pressure . Strong Winds . Hazardous to Life and Property . HOW DO THEY DIFFER?. Location . Size . Duration . Season of Occurrence . Distinctive Hazards. WHAT DO HURRICANES AND TORNADOES HAVE IN COMMON?. Low Pressure . Strong Winds . Hazardous to Life and Property . HOW DO THEY DIFFER?. Location . Size . Duration . Season of Occurrence . Distinctive Hazards. Mrs. Wharton’s Science Class. Thunderstorms. Storm. - a violent disturbance in the atmosphere.. Thunderstorm-. a small storm accompanied by lightning and thunder. . Thunderstorms form from large cumulonimbus clouds , or thunderheads.. http://www.interaxs.net/pub/hgr/xenia_tornado.mp3. What do you think after listening to the Xenia Tornado of April 3, 1974?. Winds can exceed 300 mph!!!. Around 1,000 occur on average each year in the U.S.. View Forces of Nature on National Geographic!. CATASTROPHE . Extreme Forces of Nature. Natural Disasters Effects on Environment. Physical structures. Crops and food supplies. Vegetation and animal species. The mega storm front hit the Kansas City metro area on July 30. th. , at 06:00 AM CDT.. EXERCISE ONLY!!. EXERCISE ONLY!!!!. 08:00 INITIAL CNN REPORT. The Morning News show on CNN reports:. “ Kansas City sustained extensive damage throughout the city. Never in US history has one City been hit so hard by tornadoes. An estimated 12 tornadoes hit in and around the Kansas City metro area. Six tornadoes were ranked as either a F4 or F5 on the scale. That means the winds in these storms were at least in excess of 200 miles an hour. Six of those 12 funnel clouds were on the ground throughout the city for more than 30 minutes. Two of the clouds were on the ground for over an hour. A few observers reported funnel clouds over a mile in length. Many parts of the city which were hit had never been hit by a tornado. .