IntroductionA. Facts1. Definition2. Wind Speeds3. Damage4. Number Of Tornadoes Per Year5. Deaths And InjuriesB. Types Of Tornadoes1. Weak2. Strong3. ViolentC. Average Tornado1. Variationa. Waterspout2. Distance MovedD. Frequency Of Tornadoes1. Southern States2. Northern StatesII. Where Tornadoes Come FromA. Energy1. ThunderstormIII. Where And When Tornadoes OccurA. North America1. Rocky Mountains2. Appalachian MountainsB. Other Areas Of The WorldC. Spring And Summer1. WhenIV. DamageA. Wind1. Materials2. Animals3. ExplosionsV. Detection Of TornadoesA. Doppler Radar1. SKYWARNVI. PredictionA. Atmospheric ConditionsB. Environmental CluesVII. Staying SafeA. Safety Rules To FollowB. Where To Go1. Storm Shelter2. Basement3. Bathroom4. ClosetC. What To Avoid1. Windows2. DrivingTerm PaperTornadoesIntroduction:Facts. A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of two hundred and fifty miles per hour or more. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and fifty miles long. In an average year, eight hundred tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in eighty deaths and over one thousand five hundred injuries.Types Of Tornadoes. The average tornado is usually split up into categories based on the strength of the tornado. Most tornadoes, about sixty nine percent (69%), are considered weak, which means they usually last between one minute and ten minutes, have winds less that one hundred and ten miles per hour, and the percent of deaths that occur during these is less than five percent. Strong tornadoes, about twenty nine percent (29%), may last about twenty minutes, have winds between one hundred and ten and two hundred and five miles per hour, and the percent of deaths that are found are about thirty percent of all tornado deaths. The last category for tornadoes is violent ones. With these comes winds greate...
