Tornadoes Part I

6/19/2017 (Permalink)

Storm damage restoration will be needed after this tornado

Todays topic of the day is going to be tornadoes and how to prepare for them. There are few tips that may help you survive if you ever find yourself face to face with one. Tornadoes are very unpredictable and can accrue during anytime of the day or night.

Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood, in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some risk from this hazard. Some tornadoes are clearly visible, while rain or nearby low-hanging clouds obscure others. Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible. Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still.