Tornado

A tornado is a fast rotating column of air that forms the relationship between a
cumulonimbus cloud or in the rare event of a cumulonimbus base to the ground. Tornadoes
come in many sizes but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow
end touches the earth and is often surrounded by a cloud of debris.
These winds usually have speeds up to 180 km/hour, are about 80m across in diameter, and
travel several kilometers before it disappear . The most extreme tornadoes can attain wind
speeds of more than 480km/hour, have more than 3 kilometers diameter, and travel for more
than 100 kilometers.
There are a few types of tornadoes which is the multiple vortex tornado, landspout and
waterspout. Waterspouts are characterized by a spiraling funnel-shaped wind current,
connecting to a large cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. They are generally classified as non-
supercellular tornadoes that develop over bodies of water, but there is disagreement over
whether to classify them as true tornadoes. Landspouts are a type of tornado which forms
during the growth stage of a cumulus congestus cloud by stretching boundary layer vorticity
upward and into the cumulus congestus's updraft. Landsprouts are generally smaller and
weaker compared to other tornadoes. A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually
appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water. It usually weaker than
land tornadoes but some stronger ones could appear from a bigger cyclones.
Tornadoes are really hard to prevent but they could be detected before or as they occur
through the use of Pulse-Doppler radar by recognizing patterns in velocity and reflectivity data,
such as hook echoes or debris balls, as well as through the efforts of storm spotters. Because
there is almost no way to prevent tornadoes to occur, there are several way to reduce the
damage caused by a tornado and most importantly could save lives.
First, when you know a tornado is coming, go inside your house or find a shelter, protect
your doors and window at all cost by closing and blocking them using a wooden plank or some
sort because a tornado could easily blow these off if they’re not secured.
Secondly, you need to start gathering emergency supplies including food, water,
medications, emergency light, batteries and such. Who knows if that tornado will stay around
for a week or not?
Thirdly, Seek for a place with most protection as possible such as a basement or a room with
no windows in it. You can get under something sturdy such as a heavy table or workbench. If
possible, cover your body with a blanket, sleeping bag, or mattress, and protect your head with
anything available–even your hands. Avoid taking shelter where there are heavy objects, such
as pianos or refrigerators, on the area of floor that is directly above you.
That’s all information I could tell, hopefully with this information you could get a better
understanding of what a tornado is and what you can do to save your life if a tornado is about
to strike the place where you live