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    Tornado Alley

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    warm air form the gulf of mexico makes the temperatures rise even more. At the same time cold air form Canada is on its way down. When these to air masses meet the cause thunderstorms. Tornados a form in thunderstorms. It happened when the unstable hot air from the ground rises coming in contact with the cool air about the thunderstorm thus causing tornados. But

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    season are fishing‚ hiking‚ and rock climbing. The weather conditions can also impact these activities‚ and you should plan them ahead of time. For example‚ if the weather report is calling for a severe thunderstorm in the area you are in; seek for shelter immediately. During a severe thunderstorm one of the safest places you should seek shelter is inside your car. However‚ if your car is not an option‚ you should look for a small cave‚ or large rock that could provide shelter until the storm passes

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    Two devastating and deadly natural disasters are the hurricane and the tornado which both cause heavy amounts of damage and are uncontrollable. There are many similarities in how hurricanes and tornadoes are formed. Although they are distinct disasters‚ hurricanes‚ and tornadoes pose similar threats to resources because of high winds which can destroy properties and affect the economy along with people’s lives. Both the hurricane‚ and the tornado are rated on a category scale. First‚ devastating

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    for each hurricane and tornado. While they may both be very different‚ they have their similarities. As with anything‚ hurricanes and tornadoes have their differences. For instance‚ hurricanes aren’t dependant on thunderstorms to birth them whereas tornadoes rely on a thunderstorm in order to appear. Compared to a hurricane‚ tornadoes are significantly less wider than hurricanes with tornadoes being a mile wide at the most‚ while hurricanes can be as wide as a whole state. The winds of a hurricane

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    water from the ocean until it’s cooled down by air pressure. Depending on the next phase of whether or not the cloud continues to grow or becomes heavily filled with moisture determines the chances of heavy rain‚ thunderstorms‚ or a tropical disaster. A tropical disaster is a thunderstorm with cyclonic circulation‚ which carries winds less than 20 knots’ at least 30mph wind speed. If the situation escalades towards the descriptions of a Hurricane‚ the NGC (National Hurricane Center) based in Miami

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    Essay On Tornado

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    a height of 39‚000 ft. The clouds are made of water droplets. When the temperature in the atmosphere decreases to 32 degrees Fahrenheit‚ ice crystals start to form. The conditions can get weird and form a Supercell Thunderstorm. A Supercell Thunderstorm is an extreme thunderstorm that produces hail‚ rain‚ and tornadoes. They can last for several hours. They form when warm and humid air starts to spin and rise‚ Once this has happened a wind shear tarts to form a wind shear is basically the wind

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    APUS/SCIN Week8 Lab

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    10.0/ 10.0 Points The main ingredients to form thunderstorms are Question 1 of 9 A.Lift. B.Moisture. C.Instability. D.All the above. Answer Key: D 10.0/ 10.0 Points The most likely time for an ordinary cell thunderstorm to form is Question 2 of 9 A.just before sunrise. B.around midnight. C.at noon. D.just after sunrise. E.late afternoon. Answer Key: E 10.0/ 10.0 Points Which of the following regions would you expect to have the most tornadoes in the winter? Question 3 of

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    the days when tornadoes do form‚ there tends to be more of the tornadoes forming and they’re often more powerful. Tornadoes are narrow‚ spinning columns of air reaching from the base of a thunderstorm down to the ground. They actually only account for a fraction of the energy released in a thunderstorm‚ but that energy

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    Thunder and Lightning

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    from Latin: Cumulus "accumulated" and nimbus "rain". These clouds can form alone or in clusters. They create lightning through the heart of the cloud. Cumulonimbus clouds form from cumulus clouds and can further develop into a super cell‚ a severe thunderstorm with special features. You can expect to see lightning and hear thunder not long after you see a cumulonimbus cloud. Now To put it simply‚ lightning is electricity. It forms in the strong up-and-down air currents inside tall dark cumulonimbus

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    Tornadoes Research Paper

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    The Spanish word is tronada means thunderstorms is original word of Tornado in English word and in Thailand‚ We called "Salatan". Tornadoes or tornado or woven Arnedo (Chang) is the storm caused by the rotation of the air. Can happen in many aspects. The most common style is characteristic cone. By the end of the cone pointing down to the ground. Tornadoes can cause damage even higher. The wind speed can be as high as 500 km / h (300 miles / hr.)‚ which caused the collapse of the building. Tornadoes

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