Tornado is a natural phenomenon. Tornado. How tornadoes form

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21.06.2020

A tornado is a whirlwind, which consists of air, dust, sand. All this mass rotates with great speed and rises from the earth to the cloud, connecting them to each other. Visually, the tornado looks like a trunk.

funnel formation

They say that there is no such point on Earth where a tornado could not form, for many years of observation, scientists have recorded funnels on all continents, in all climatic zones. Tornadoes can appear both and over land. They are especially frequent during hot and humid weather. Moreover, the presence of clouds is far from necessary, often the birth of tornadoes was observed in a clear sky, although thunderstorms and showers are satellites of a tornado.

In fact, a tornado is a pump that sucks into itself and lifts various objects, sometimes very bulky, into the cloud. And carries them for many kilometers.

A tornado consists of a funnel (a vortex moving in a spiral) and walls (the air inside the walls sometimes moves at a speed of up to 250 meters per second). It is in the walls that objects rise up, and sometimes even animals picked up.

The birth of a funnel has not been fully studied, it is believed that it occurs during a collision of oncoming ones, one of which is wet and cold, and the other is dry and hot. One turns out to be heavier, it lies inside the future funnel, and the second is lighter, it envelops the lower one. As a result of this, a movement of less heated air masses from the periphery to the center is created, an inhomogeneous column is formed, which, due to constant rotation the globe also twist.

For the formation of a tornado, as a rule, several minutes are enough. It is worth noting that it is also limited to minutes, but observers are aware of cases when a tornado "lived" for several hours, inflicting a unique destructive blow.

The path of a tornado is not unambiguous - from 20-40 meters to several hundred kilometers. Moreover, the presence of forests, lakes, hills and mountains on the way of the funnel is not an obstacle.

Anomaly and its behavior

Even jumps are characteristic of this natural anomaly: the tornado moves along the ground for some time, then rises into the air and flies without contact with the earth's surface. Then it comes into contact with the ground again, and it is at this moment that the most terrible destruction occurs. Not only small objects fall into the tornado, but also animals, cars, houses and even people.

In Russia, when observing tornadoes, areas and regions were identified in which their most frequent occurrence was recorded: the Volga region, the Urals, Siberia, as well as the coast of the Black, Azov and Baltic seas. It is worth noting that a tornado that originated at sea often moves to land, while only increasing its strength. On average, 20-30 tornadoes form in Russia over 10 years. Many of them leave terrible consequences in their wake. For example, a tornado that arose along Ivanovo destroyed more than 600 houses, 20 schools and kindergartens, 600 country houses, 20 people died, more than 500 were injured.

Despite the efforts of researchers of this phenomenon, it is almost impossible to predict the time and place of the appearance of the next tornado.

Tornadoes and tornadoes are considered the most dangerous natural disasters for all living beings. The tornado has been thoroughly studied, but no one has yet learned how to escape and pacify this disaster. According to scientists, tornadoes occur every year and their number is steadily increasing. The reason for this may be constant climate change, as well as the deterioration of the planet's ecology.

Every creature and object that gets there, after a while, will be thrown from a huge height and in a completely different place. Also, objects that have flown from a tornado are of great danger. Even houses are not protected, strong air currents can easily demolish a building, dragging a lot of debris inside.

What does the word "tornado" mean?


Most of the phenomenon occurs in North American territories. It is from there that disasters take their name. On the Spanish"tornado" means "revolving". Wind vortices became known as tornadoes by the Spanish colonists who arrived to conquer new territories.

In the territories of Russia, the phenomenon was called a habitual tornado. The word comes from the old Russian "smurch" or "smrch", which means a cloud. Thus, the concepts of "tornado" and "tornado" are synonymous. They describe the same phenomenon.

Interesting fact: once a case was recorded when a heavy train weighing 80 tons was carried away by a whirlwind. The whirlwind pulled him 40 meters off the tracks.

What is a tornado and tornado?


Most tornadoes occur in thunderclouds. They are atmospheric whirlwinds that stretched from heaven to earth. Air masses are in constant motion, forming a funnel that sucks in any object in its path. The internal currents of the tornado are attracted to the surface, while the external ones rise up. Thus, inside the tornado, the air is highly discharged.

All objects that fall inside a tornado can explode from the simultaneous impact of different pressures. Basically, such objects are considered closed buildings. The tornado spares no one.

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Hi all! You are on the channel Amazing Facts ". Tornadoes, or, as they are called on the American continent, tornadoes, are one of the most mysterious and destructive phenomena of nature. This is an atmospheric vortex that occurs in a rain or thundercloud. It looks like a cloud funnel, spreads at an incredible speed and is capable of causing considerable destruction. Today we will talk about the most incredible tornadoes in the history of mankind! So it will be interesting - put likes and look further! The most powerful tornado, which had simply incredible wind speed and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was recorded in the USA in the town of Wichita Falls, Texas on April 2, 1958. The maximum wind speed was 450 km/h. The town through which the tornado "walked" was completely destroyed, the houses rose into the air, and some objects were transferred to a great distance. The tornado claimed the lives of 7 people, and 100 were injured. The damage from natural disaster has made 15 million dollars. The tragedy occurred in 1969, when the city of Dhaka was part of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The tornado hit the northeastern outskirts of the city. As a result, about 660 people died and a total of 4,000 were injured. And on that day, two tornadoes passed through the territory of modern Bangladesh. The second tornado swept through Khomna Upazila - the region of Comilla. These tornadoes were part of the same storm system, but after they formed, they separated. The second tornado killed 223 people. On May 20, 2013, a devastating tornado swept over the US state of Oklahoma. The storm cut through a strip 3 km wide and 27 km long. The hardest hit was Moore, a suburban town of about 56,000. Large swaths of the city were virtually wiped out by a tornado, which the National Weather Service categorizes as EF-4. The wind speed reached 267 km/h. The tornado lasted for 40 minutes. As a result of the disaster, 24 people died. More than 230 people were injured. Over the past decades, humanity has learned to predict the appearance of tornadoes, build reliable structures for protection and quickly evacuate in the event of a disaster. But June 2015 showed that, despite all the achievements, a person is still defenseless against the power of nature. A river cruise ship was taken by surprise by a terrible tornado that cost the lives of 442 passengers. Fortunately, other ships were warned of the approaching tornado and were not injured. The third deadliest tornado in human history to hit the United States is the 1925 Tri-State Tornado. This tornado had the highest Fujita score of F5 and spawned eight more tornadoes. As the name implies, on March 18, 1925, this tornado hit three states at once. The main blow was inflicted on the state of Missouri, then the hurricane moved to Illinois and completed its deadly procession in the state of Indiana. But the states of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Kansas were also among the victims. As a result, 695 people died, more than 2,000 were injured, and 50,000 people were left homeless. The action of the tornado lasted 3.5 hours, and the average speed of the funnel was 100 km/h. In 1996, the tornado collected its bloody victim in areas from Madarganj to Mrizapur. Moreover, no preparations and calculations of scientists could prevent the death of 700 people and the destruction of more than 80,000 houses. The number of people injured during this tornado remains unknown, but the death toll makes it the second deadliest tornado in human history. It is difficult to find a country that would have suffered from the consequences of a tornado, like Bangladesh. So (pause)... The Daulatpur-Salturia tornado is considered the deadliest and most destructive tornado in recorded human history. Due to the elements on April 26, 1989, about 1,300 people died in just a few minutes. A giant crater hit Manikganj, a densely populated area of ​​Bangladesh. Prior to the tornado's descent, the country suffered from a drought for six months, a factor that scientists believe contributed to the formation of this tornado. Not surprisingly, a tornado, 1.5 kilometers wide, completely destroyed everything in its path. As a result, about 12,000 people were injured and a total of 80,000 were left homeless. For now, that's all. Subscribe to the channel "Amazing Facts" and see you soon!

Description

Inside the funnel, the air descends, and outside it rises, rotating rapidly. A region of highly rarefied air is created. The rarefaction is so significant that closed objects filled with gas, including buildings, can explode from the inside due to the pressure difference. This phenomenon enhances the destruction from the tornado, makes it difficult to determine the parameters in it. Determining the speed of air movement in a funnel is still a serious problem. Basically, estimates of this quantity are known from indirect observations. Depending on the intensity of the vortex, the flow velocity in it can vary. It is believed that it exceeds 18 m / s and, according to some indirect estimates, can reach 1300 km / h. The tornado itself moves along with the cloud that generates it. This movement can give speeds of tens of km/h, usually 20-60 km/h. According to indirect estimates, the energy of an ordinary tornado with a radius of 1 km and average speed 70 m / s is comparable to the energy of a standard atomic bomb, similar to the one that was blown up in the USA during the Trinity tests in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The record for the existence of a tornado can be considered the Mattoon tornado, which on May 26, 1917, passed 500 km across the United States in 7 hours and 20 minutes, killing 110 people. The width of the vague funnel of this tornado was 0.4-1 km, inside it a whip-like funnel was visible. Another famous case of a tornado is the tornado of the Three States (Tristate tornado), which on March 18, 1925 passed through the states of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, having traveled 350 km in 3.5 hours. The diameter of its vague funnel ranged from 800 m to 1.6 km.

At the point of contact of the base of the tornado funnel with the surface of the earth or water, cascade- a cloud or column of dust, debris and objects picked up from the ground or water spray. During the formation of a tornado, the observer sees how a cascade rises from the ground towards the funnel descending from the sky, which then covers the lower part of the funnel. The term comes from the fact that the debris, having risen to a certain insignificant height, can no longer be held by the air flow and fall to the ground. The funnel, without touching the ground, can envelop case. Merging, the cascade, the case and the parent cloud create the illusion of a wider tornado funnel than it actually is.

Sometimes a whirlwind formed at sea is called a tornado, and on land it is called a tornado. Atmospheric whirlwinds, similar to tornadoes, but formed in Europe, are called blood clots. But more often all these three concepts are considered as synonyms.

Size and shape

Tornadoes can appear in many shapes and sizes. Most tornadoes appear as a narrow funnel (only a few hundred meters across), with a small cloud of debris near earth's surface. A tornado can be completely hidden by a wall of rain or dust. Such tornadoes are especially dangerous, as even experienced meteorologists cannot see them.

Appearance

Depending on the conditions in which they form, tornadoes can have a wide range of colors. Those that originate in a dry environment can be practically invisible and can be seen only by the debris swirling at the base of the funnel. Condensed funnels that pick up little or no debris can be gray to white color. In the process of moving water through the funnel, the color of the tornado can become white or even deep blue. Slow-moving funnels, which have time to absorb a significant amount of debris and dirt, tend to be darker and take on the color of accumulated debris. Tornadoes that cross the Great Plains can turn red due to the reddish hue of the soil, and tornadoes that originate in mountainous areas can overcome snow-covered areas, turning white.

Lighting conditions are the main factor that determines the color of a tornado. A tornado that is "lit" by the sun behind it is perceived as very dark. At the same time, a tornado, illuminated by the sun shining at the observer's back, may appear gray, white, or shiny. Tornadoes that occur at sunset have many different colors and shades of yellow, orange and pink.

Dust raised by a lightning squall, heavy rain and hail, and darkness of the night are factors that can reduce the visibility of a tornado. Tornadoes that occur in these conditions are especially dangerous, as they can only be detected using weather surveillance radars (or the sound of an approaching tornado can be a warning of impending danger to those caught in bad weather). The most significant tornadoes are formed by gale updrafts containing rainwater, making them visible. In addition, most tornadoes occur at the end of the day, when the bright sun can penetrate even the thickest clouds. At night, tornadoes are illuminated by frequent flashes of lightning.

Rotation

Reasons for education

The reasons for the formation of tornadoes have not been sufficiently studied so far. It is possible to specify only a few general information, most characteristic of typical tornadoes.

A tornado can occur when warm air saturated with water vapor enters, when warm, moist air comes into contact with a cold, dry “dome” formed over cold areas of the earth (sea) surface. At the point of contact, water vapor condenses, with the formation of raindrops and heat is released, locally heating the air. The heated air rushes up, creating a rarefaction zone. The nearby warm moist air of the cloud and the underlying cold air are drawn into this rarefaction zone, which leads to an avalanche-like development of the process and the release of significant energy. As a result, a characteristic funnel is formed. Cold air drawn into the rarefaction zone is cooled even more. Going down, the funnel reaches the surface of the earth, everything that can be lifted by the air flow is drawn into the rarefaction zone. The rarefaction zone itself moves to the side where a larger volume of cold air comes from. The funnel moves, bizarrely curving, touching the surface of the earth. Precipitation is relatively small.

A hurricane occurs when incoming warm, moist air comes into contact with a large volume of cold air, and the area of ​​contact is of considerable length. As a result, the process of mixing air masses and heat release occurs in an extended volume. The front of a hurricane passes along the line of contact with the earth's surface and moves in a direction transverse to its center line. On both sides of this line, cold air is drawn in, moving over the surface of the earth at high speed. When the front passes, intensive mixing of cold air, which was originally above the earth's surface, and the incoming warm air occurs, while precipitation is significant and intense. After the passage of the front, the air temperature rises noticeably.

Destruction occurs due to the local release of significant energy accumulated during the formation of water vapor, and the initial source of energy is the radiation of the sun.

As the ocean temperature rises, the volume of water vapor in the atmosphere will increase. The continentality of the climate will also increase, as a result of this, the number of tornadoes and hurricanes will increase, as well as their strength.

With the exhaustion of volumes of cold or warm humid air, the power of the tornado weakens, the funnel narrows and breaks away from the surface of the earth, gradually rising back into the parent cloud.

The time of existence of a tornado is different and ranges from several minutes to several hours (in exceptional cases). The speed of tornadoes also varies, on average - 40-60 km/h (in very rare cases it can reach 480 km/h).

Places of formation of tornadoes

The second region of the globe where conditions for the formation of tornadoes arise is Europe (except for the Iberian Peninsula), and the entire European territory of Russia, with the exception of the northern regions.

Thus, tornadoes are mainly observed in temperate zone both hemispheres, approximately from the 60th parallel to the 45th parallel in Europe and the 30th parallel in the USA.

Tornadoes are also recorded in the east of Argentina, South Africa, the west and east of Australia and a number of other regions, where there may also be conditions for the collision of atmospheric fronts.

Tornado classification

scourge-like

This is the most common type of tornadoes. The funnel looks smooth, thin, and can be quite tortuous. The length of the funnel considerably exceeds its radius. Weak whirlwinds and whirlpools that descend on the water are, as a rule, whip-like whirlwinds.

vague

They look like shaggy, rotating clouds reaching the ground. Sometimes the diameter of such a tornado even exceeds its height. All craters of large diameter (more than 0.5 km) are indistinct. Usually these are very powerful whirlwinds, often compound ones. Causing great damage due to large sizes and very high wind speeds.

Composite

May consist of two or more separate blood clots around the main central tornado. Such tornadoes can be of almost any power, however, most often they are very powerful tornadoes. They cause significant damage over vast areas. Most often formed on the water. These funnels are somewhat related to each other, but there are exceptions.

fiery

These are ordinary tornadoes generated by a cloud formed as a result of a strong fire or volcanic eruption. It was such tornadoes that were first artificially created by man (experiments by J. Dessen (Dessens,) in the Sahara, which continued in 1960-1962). "Absorb" the tongues of flame, which are drawn to the parent cloud, forming a fiery tornado. It can spread a fire for tens of kilometers. They are whip-like. Cannot be vague (the fire is not under pressure like whip-like tornadoes).

Water

These are tornadoes that have formed over the surface of the oceans, seas, in the rare case of lakes. They “absorb” waves and water into themselves, forming, in some cases, whirlpools that stretch towards the parent cloud, forming a water tornado. They are whip-like. Like fire tornadoes, they cannot be vague (the water is not under pressure, as in whip-like tornadoes).

earthen

These tornadoes are very rare, they form during destructive cataclysms or landslides, sometimes earthquakes above 7 on the Richter scale, very high pressure drops, and the air is very rarefied. A whip-like tornado is located "carrot" (thick part) to the ground, inside a dense funnel, a thin trickle of earth inside, a "second shell" of earthen slurry (if a landslide). In the case of earthquakes, it lifts stones, which is very dangerous.

snowy

These are snow tornadoes during a heavy snowstorm.

sand whirlwinds

From the considered tornadoes it is necessary to distinguish "tornadoes" sandy ("dusty devils"), observed in deserts (Egypt, Sahara), as well as on Mars; unlike the previous ones, the latter are sometimes called thermal vortices. Similar in appearance to real tornadoes, the sandy whirlwinds of the deserts have nothing in common with the former in terms of size, origin, structure and actions. Arising under the influence of local incandescence of the sandy surface by the sun's rays, sand whirlwinds are a real cyclone (barometric minimum) in miniature. A decrease in air pressure under the influence of heating, causing an influx of air from the sides to a heated place, under the influence of the rotation of the Earth, and even more - the incomplete symmetry of such an upward flow, forms a rotation that gradually grows into a funnel and sometimes, with favorable conditions, which is quite impressive in size. Carried away by the vortex motion, the masses of sand rise in an upward motion in the center of the vortex into the air, and thus a sand column is created, which is like a tornado. In Egypt, such sand whirlwinds were observed up to 500 and even up to 1000 meters high with a diameter of up to 2-3 meters. With the wind, these vortices can move, carried away by the general movement of air. After holding out for some time (sometimes up to 2 hours), such a whirlwind gradually weakens and crumbles.

Affecting factors

Tornado Precautions

It is necessary to take cover in the strongest reinforced concrete structure with a steel frame, keeping close to the strongest wall, also - the best option shelters - underground shelter or cave. Staying in a car or in a trailer, given the large lifting force of a tornado, is deadly, it is also life-threatening to meet with the elements outdoors.

If a tornado caught a person in an open space, then you need to move with maximum speed perpendicular to the apparent movement of the funnel. Or, if it is impossible to retreat, take cover in depressions on the surface (ravines, pits, trenches, road cuvettes, ditches, ditches) and press firmly against the ground face down, covering your head with your hands. This will greatly reduce the likelihood and severity of injury from tornado-borne objects and debris.

In a small one-two-story private house, you can use the basement (here, in case of such an emergency, it is reasonable to place a supply of water and canned food in advance, as well as candles or LED lamps), if there is no basement, then you should stay in the bathroom or in the center of a small room on the lower floor, you can under solid furniture, but away from windows. It would be prudent to dress in tight clothes, taking money and documents with you. To prevent the house from exploding from the pressure drop caused by the air being injected by a whirlwind, it is recommended that all windows and doors be tightly closed on the side of the approaching tornado, and on the opposite side, open wide open and fix. According to safety precautions, it is desirable to shut off the gas and turn off the electricity.

Interesting facts from the chronicle of tornadoes

  • The first mention of a tornado in Russia dates back to 1406. The Trinity Chronicle reports that near Nizhny Novgorod, “a whirlwind is terrible” lifted a team into the air along with a horse and a man and carried it away so far that they became “invisible”. The next day, a cart and a dead horse were found hanging from a tree on the other side of the Volga, and the man was missing.
  • On May 30, 1879, the so-called "Irving tornado" lifted a wooden church into the air along with parishioners during church service, moving it four meters to the side, after which he left. Panically frightened parishioners did not suffer significant damage, except for injuries from plaster and pieces of wood that fell from the ceiling.
  • On June 29, 1904, at 5 p.m., a tornado in Moscow uprooted and twisted all the trees (some up to a meter in coverage) of the Annengof Grove, damaged Lefortovo, Sokolniki, Basmannaya Street, Mytishchi, sucked water from the Moscow River, exposing its bottom.
  • In 1923, in the state of Tennessee (USA), a tornado instantly destroyed and carried away the walls, ceiling and roof of a rural house, while the tenants sitting at the table escaped with a slight fright.
  • In 1940, a rain of silver coins was observed in the village of Meshchery, Gorky Region. It turned out that during a thunderstorm on the territory of the Gorky region, a treasure with coins was washed away. A tornado passing nearby lifted the coins into the air and threw them near the village of Meshchery.
  • In April 1965, 37 tornadoes of different power appeared simultaneously over the USA, up to 10 km high and about 2 km in diameter, with wind speeds up to 300 km per hour. These whirlwinds have caused tremendous destruction in six states. The death toll exceeded 250 people, and 2,500 were injured.
  • The highest wind speed on the Earth's surface was recorded during a tornado in the United States that swept through the territories of Oklahoma and Kansas on May 3, 1999 - 511 km / h.
  • The largest tornadoes in the history of observations occurred in the state of Oklahoma of the United States of America during a series of tornadoes in the second half of May 2013. On May 20, a hurricane formed near the southern suburb of Oklahoma City - the city of Moore. The wind speed in it reached 322 km / h, the funnel diameter was about 3 km (the highest category EF5 was assigned according to the improved Fujita scale). Even more powerful was the tornado that passed through another suburb of Oklahoma City - the town of El Reno, on May 31, 2013. The wind speed in it reached 485 km / h with a funnel diameter of 4.2 km (category EF5, like a tornado in Moore). During this tornado, the most famous "tornado hunter" in the United States, Tim Samaras, along with his son Paul, as well as their colleague Carl Young, died.
  • In June 1984, several tornadoes of great strength swept through the central regions of the RSFSR. The strongest tornado, which caused great damage, was observed near the city of Ivanovo.

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Notes

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  2. Soviet encyclopedic Dictionary. - M.: "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1981. - 1600 p.
  3. Nalivkin D.V. Tornadoes. - M. : Nauka, 1984. - 111 p.
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  5. S.P.Khromov, M.A.Petrosyants. Small-scale eddies (indefinite) . Meteorology and climatology. Retrieved June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011.

Tornadoes and tornadoes are considered the most dangerous natural disasters for all living beings. The tornado has been thoroughly studied, but no one has yet learned how to escape and pacify this disaster. According to scientists, tornadoes occur every year and their number is steadily increasing. The reason for this may be constant climate change, as well as the deterioration of the planet's ecology.

Every creature and object that gets there, after a while, will be thrown from a huge height and in a completely different place. Also, objects that have flown from a tornado are of great danger. Even houses are not protected, strong air currents can easily demolish a building, dragging a lot of debris inside.

What does the word "tornado" mean?


Most of the phenomenon occurs in North American territories. It is from there that disasters take their name. In Spanish, "tornado" means "revolving". Wind vortices became known as tornadoes by the Spanish colonists who arrived to conquer new territories.

In the territories of Russia, the phenomenon was called a habitual tornado. The word comes from the old Russian "smurch" or "smrch", which means a cloud. Thus, the concepts of "tornado" and "tornado" are synonymous. They describe the same phenomenon.

Interesting fact: once a case was recorded when a heavy train weighing 80 tons was carried away by a whirlwind. The whirlwind pulled him 40 meters off the tracks.

What is a tornado and tornado?


Most tornadoes occur in thunderclouds. They are atmospheric whirlwinds that stretched from heaven to earth. Air masses are in constant motion, forming a funnel that sucks in any object in its path. The internal currents of the tornado are attracted to the surface, while the external ones rise up. Thus, inside the tornado, the air is highly discharged.

All objects that fall inside a tornado can explode from the simultaneous impact of different pressures. Basically, such objects are considered closed buildings. The tornado spares no one.

What is a tornado?

A tornado is one of the most dangerous weather phenomena. Fortunately, it appears quite rarely, so many people know what a tornado is, but few have seen it. A tornado is a whirlwind of air that is formed from clouds and stretches down. Outwardly, a tornado looks like a funnel, which expands more and more with increasing intensity. This dark column can reach several tens of meters in diameter. Below, the column also turns into a funnel, and it consists of dust, water, objects that are picked up by this terrible phenomenon.

Tornado, why is he dangerous?

If you do not understand why a tornado is dangerous, then just imagine that inside the funnel the air speed reaches 300 kilometers per hour. A tornado can cause truly terrible destruction along its entire path. What is amazing, literally a few meters from the tornado's lane, there is complete silence. For example, in one city, a tornado can destroy everything in its path, and in the suburbs of this city, a dark pillar will not even be visible. A tornado is especially dangerous because no one can predict for sure where and when this deadly funnel will appear. There were cases when a tornado destroyed and raised concrete bridges, cars and entire houses into the air.

How to distinguish between a tornado and a tornado?

If you did well in school, you should know how a tornado differs from a tornado. A tornado appears only over land, that is, it is formed from dust and ground objects. As for the tornado, it occurs over water. The coast of the United States suffers especially often from such climatic disasters. Fortunately, in our latitude it is very rare to witness such a phenomenon, but you can see what a video tornado is, since almost every person now has the Internet.

Such a number of tornadoes and tornadoes throughout the globe is explained by the large amount of energy that, under certain conditions, can accumulate in low atmospheric layers. This happens especially often in hot weather.

Any tornado or tornado is always destruction and tragedy for many people. With each appearance of such a climatic cataclysm, people suffer, as a tornado lifts their houses and cars from the ground. There were cases when even people fell into the funnel. The famous soothsayer Vanga said that as a child she fell into the funnel of a steppe tornado.

Many people do not understand the danger posed by tornadoes and tornadoes, they consider all this to be just a beautiful phenomenon. Indeed, it is very beautiful, but only from the outside. It is categorically not desirable to approach such phenomena, since no one can predict in which direction the funnel will move at the next moment. Therefore, it is better to watch the video at home and be glad that the tornado has not visited your house yet.