Historical Weather
Tornado
A narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Because wind is invisible, it is hard to see a tornado unless it forms a condensation funnel made up of water droplets, dust and debris. Tornadoes are the most violent of all atmospheric storms, and can kill more poeple than a hurricane.
Fujita Scale
A scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation.
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters. It becomes A Hurricane when the winds reach 74 mph (119 kph).
Hurricane Katrina
An extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that was the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. This was known as the worst hurricane in U.S. history, It killed 1,833 people, had a surge of 27.8 ft and was the highest surge ever recorded.
Saffir Simpson Scale
Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage.
Hail
Large or small pieces of ice that fall from a supercell thunderstorm because of an updraft.
What was the width of the largest hailstone ?
17.8 inches On June 22, 2003, in Vivian, SD.
The Joplin tornado
A catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, late in the afternoon of Sunday, May 22, 2011. It was part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) during its path through the southern part of the city. It killed 158 people.
What was the hottest temperature ever recorded ?
134 degrees in Death valley CA.
What was the coldest temperature on earth ?
-128 degrees in Antarctica.
1925 tri-state tornado
This was the worst tornado in U.S. history and killed 695 people, but was also known as the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, the longest tornado, and the king of all tornadoes. It was on the ground for 3 1/2 hrs, roared through 3 states, traveled 219 miles of pathway, 1,500 home gone, 9 schools, and 69 students and 30 farm owners. It mowed through SE Missouri, South of Illinois, and SW of Indiana.
Fujiwhara effect
The Fujiwhara effect, sometimes referred to as Fujiwara interaction or binary interaction, is when two nearby cyclonic vortices orbit each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.
October 29, 2012 Monday
The day hurricane Sandy made landfall on the U.S.
March 18, 1925 Wednesday
The day of the 1925-tri state tornado.
May 3, 1999 Monday
The day of the 1999 moore OK tornado.
May 31, 2013 Friday
The day of the El reno OK tornado.
May 22, 2011 sunday
The day of the Joplin tornado.
July 21, 1983
The day of the coldest temp.
July 10, 1913
The day of the hottest temp.
October 23, 1979 Tuesday
The day of typhoon Tip.
Damage
The effects of a natural disaster after the storm such as a hurricane or tornado or even an earthquake.
Typhoon Tip
The largest Typhoon/Hurricane/Cyclone ever recorded on earth.
Hurricane sandy
The largest hurricane in the U.S.
Storm Surge
The rise in seawater level caused solely by a storm specifically a hurricane, and causes the most Damage in a hurricanes.
EF-5 tornado
The strongest storm on the earth with wind of 262-317 mph and can flatten homes entirely leaving nothing but a slab.
Twin tornadoes
This is relatively one of the most disastrous and weirdest phenomenon on the face of the earth. This is basically related to the Fujiwara effect except for tornadoes. When two tornadoes dance around each other without disturbing their natural flow of air.
Category 5 hurricane
This is the strongest ranked of all hurricane with winds of 157 - 185mph or higher with a storm surge of 17 - 18 ft or higher.
EF-0 tornado
This is the weakest of all the tornadoes with winds of 40-65 mph. and the most damage it does is uproot trees, remove shingles, and take out windows.
What was the tornado with the strongest winds ?
This was the 1999, Moore OK tornado that had winds of 301 mph and was also a record of the strongest winds on earth.
August 29, 2005 Monday
This was the day of hurricane Katrina and a day of that devastating week.
El reno Oklahoma tornado
This was the largest ever known tornado at a width of 2.6 miles wide that also killed several storm chasers including Tim Simaris. this twister almost killed meteorologist Mike Bettes.
