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AMS Weather Studies Introduction to Atmospheric Science, 5 th Edition Chapter 13 Weather Analysis and Forecasting © AMS.
Lecture 24 Tornadoes John Rundle GEL 131. Tornadoes “A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma. The funnel is the thin tube.
WHAT IS A TORNADO? “A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel shaped cloud traveling from a thunderstorm to the ground.” Drew,
Severe Weather! © The GlobalEd 2 Project Photo credit: Tyrone Turner, National Geographic Homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
The strongest tornadoes are in the USA. Every tornado is distinctive. Tornadoes usually occur around 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. In Oklahoma cattle were swept.
Mark A. Rose & Timothy W. Troutman. Storm Prediction Center’s tornado database contains events from 1950 to present. Data prior to 1950 do exist,
