PPT-Tornadoes.

Tornadoes are very violent When Tornadoes are single they last only a few minutes Tornadoes travel in a north eastern direction Tornadoes are usually in a funnel shape Tornadoes can happen in any part of the United States Usually the eye of a tornado is the calmest place Tornadoes are mostly gray. Daniel Nielsen. Motivation/Goals. Existence of year-to-year variability in tornado count. Bias toward recent years due to increased storm spotting capabilities. Improvements in radar network and deployment of NEXRAD. By Anthony . Hand. Environmental Science, pd 5. The Hard-Hitting 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. Dr. . Hooda. Text Book : Pages 450 - 459. What is a storm? . A violent disturbance in the atmosphere.. What is a storm? . . Involves sudden changes in air pressure. Cause rapid air movement. Conditions that bring one . S. kill . as a . Function . of . Environment . National Weather . S. ervice . S. ub-Regional Workshop. Binghamton, New York. September 23, 2015. Yvette Richardson. Alexandra Anderson-Frey. Warm colors = high false alarm rates. By: Maggie Colf. Tornadoes. “There is also disagreement as to whether separate touchdowns of the same funnel constitute separate tornado.”. Tornadoes may not have a visible funnel.. Truth is that we don’t fully understand.. Tornados. 2. nd. Grade Standards:. 2.2.2 Experience and describe wind as the motion of air. 2.2.3 Chart or graph weather observations such as cloud cover, cloud type and . type . of precipitation on a daily basis over a period of a week.. Marco . Micozzi. &. Glenda Sullivan. PASS Objectives. Grade 6 World Studies. 1.2 – Identify, evaluate, and draw conclusions from different kinds of. maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, timelines, and other representations . Lab 9. Meteograms. A time display of weather information for a single observing site. Temperature 21Z? __. Dew Point 6Z? __. Wind Direction 8Z?__. Pressure 03Z? __. 23°F. 6°F. W. 1032mb. Laboratory Exercise 14.10 a & b . S6E4. I can relate unequal heating of land and water surfaces to form tornados and thunderstorms.. I can relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans affects the weather patterns and events such as hurricanes.. October 27/28 2010. Extreme Weather. Hurricane Ivan. over Gulf, Sept. 2004. Source: NOAA. Definitions. Climate Change. : . . Changes in climate of the past, present or future associated with . natural . 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 . 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. . 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. A tornado is a rotating column of air attached to a thunderstorm that comes in contact with the . ground.. The most violent of all atmospheric events is the tornado.. On average, 800 to 1000 tornadoes occur in the U.S. each year..