Welcome to Andy LeBlanc's Tornado Homepage

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now learn from the best!!!!

Welcome to Andy's Tornado Homepage. This web page is created for Dr. Bill Rose and his class GE 406, Introduction to Meteorology at Michigan Tech University( mtu homepage ). This web page is designed to give the reader a basic education of how tornado predictions are formed and what are some signs that a tornado might be coming. I hope you find what you're looking for!!!

Outline:

WHAT IS A TORNADO?

The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia

HOW TORNADOES FORM:

The Generation of Tornadoes

TORNADO FORECASTS:

Forecasting Tornadoes

THE SCALE:

F-0........40-72.....Light Damage
F-1.......73-112.....Moderate Damage
F-2.......113-157....Considerable Damage
F-3.......158-206....Severe Damage
F-4.......207-260....Devastating Damage
F-5.......261-310....Incredible Damage

THE SIGNS:

Dark, often greenish sky
Wall cloud
Large hail
Loud roaring sound

ARCHIVES:

Historical Tornado Data

WHATS GOING ON NOW:

Current Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorm Watches

Thats all for now. Thanks for visiting. There will be more to come so check it out soon!!!!

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