1. The tornado takes place in joplin, missouri.
2. Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa are the states usually hit by tornadoes.
3. to better understand how tornadoes form and behave, allowing scientists to improve
tornado forecasts and warnings,
4. No, scientists cannot currently pinpoint the exact location where a tornado will occur,
although they can identify areas with favorable conditions for tornado formation. This
allows them to issue out warnings.
5. The 2 features shown by radar were
6. The Joplin tornado touched down at 5:34 PM on May 22, 2011, with wind speeds
exceeding 200 mph, making it an EF5 tornado.
7. Tornadoes will typically be on the ground 5-10 minutes. Joplin was on the ground for 30
minutes.
8. The wind speed at its core was over 200 miles per hour
9. atmospheric conditions associated with the formation of the parent severe storms often
are well-forecast.
10.No, not all thunderstorms produce tornadoes
11.A thunderstorm can typically be predicted a few hours in advance
12.Doppler radar, Weather satellites, Radiosondes
13.Reflectivity and radial velocity
14.The tornado ended at 6:21. Im assuming thats what it means by leave time
15.They got the warning at 5:17 and it landed at 5:34. That means they only had about 17
minutes.
16.weather people can learn valuable information about the storm's path, intensity, damage
patterns, and the specific atmospheric conditions that led to its formation
17.he key feature on radar data that indicates a potential tornado is a "hook echo
18.The key feature on radar data that indicates a potential tornado is a "hook echo.
19. the collision of warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico with cool, dry air from the Rocky
Mountains, significant wind shear (changing wind speed and direction with height), and
the presence of unstable air masses.
20.Second tornado season is in fall
21.La Nina is when the ocean surface temperature in the central and eastern equatorial
Pacific is colder than normal.
22.the likelihood of tornado formation increases by creating a stronger jet stream, which
results from a sharper temperature contrast between warm, moist air in the south and
cooler air in the north, setting up conditions for more unstable weather systems that can
produce tornadoes
23.A jet stream creates a strong wind shear in the atmosphere
24.A "supercell" is a type of rotating thunderstorm, considered the most severe kind,
characterized by a sustained and powerful rotating updraft
25.The difference is that with ef3 level tornadoes that roofs can actually get blown off.
26.The house will probably not exist anymore after a ef5 tornado.
27.The damage caused by a ef5 tornado could be compared to that of a atomic bomb.
28.In the 1950s, you only had 0-5 minutes. Now we typically have 8-15 minutes, sometimes
even up to 30 minutes.
29.Is there sufficient vertical wind shear within the thunderstorm to create a rotating updraft,
which is necessary for a tornado to develop?
30.A tornado can form in a thunderstorm where the rotating air of an updraft meets the
rotating air of a downdraft, which has turned upward.
31.While scientists know some of the ingredients for tornado formation, they are still
studying the exact mechanism of how tornadoes form.
32.Dual polarization radar, also known as dual-pol radar, is a technology that sends and
receives radio waves in both horizontal and vertical orientations.
33.March 8th 2011
34.Heavy houses are better for standing on tornadoes
35.Houses can be designed to withstand a tornado but are very expensive and difficult to
build.
36.Guthrie, Hobart, Kingfisher
37.the radar beam can be obscured by heavy rain
38.A "Doppler on Wheels" (DOW) refers to a mobile weather radar system mounted on a
truck.
39.Wind shea, or a rapid change in wind speed.
40.I would say that scientist are pretty knowledgeable on tornadoes, but they dont know
everything. A lot of the time these tornadoes show up right after the warning and it
doesnt give people enough time to evacuate. As time goes on, tech will get better. I think
the invention of many of the tools we have today are pushing us one step forward to
being able to understand tornadoes better.
