Tornado
Shawnee, Oklahoma, May 19,2013 & Moore, Oklahoma May 20,2013
Shawnee, Oklahoma Tornado
Wind Speed of Tornado
Moore, Oklahoma Tornado
Wind speed of the Tornado
What is a Tornado?
A tornado is a localized, violent destructive windstorm that occurs on land, especially in the Middle West, and looks like a long funnel-shaped cloud going toward the ground and is packed with lots of condensation and debris.
How are tornadoes formed
Step 1:
One way that the rotation appears to happen is when the winds at two different altitudes start to blow at two different speeds creating wind shear.
Step 2:
To make a funnel cloud when the column gets caught and the updraft tightens the spin and starts to speed up.
Step 3:
Rain and hail in the thunderastorm cause the funnel to touch the floor and it causes a tornado.
Damages caused in Shawnee, Oklahoma
2. About 21 people were injured while the tornado was occurring.
3. It caused major damage at a trailer park near Oklahoma City.
Damages caused in Moore, Oklahoma
2. Two elementary schools such as Plaza Towers Elementary & Briarwood Elementary were demolished.
3. A hospital was taken down by the strong winds and patients had to be moved to other local hospitals.
4. Death Toll= 24 including the 9 children
Fujita Scale
Other Areas affected by the tornado
States included in Tornado Alley:
2. Kansas
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida
5. Nebraska
6. Iowa
7. Illinois
8. Missouri
9. Mississippi
10. Alabama