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While direct measurement of the most violent tornado wind speeds is nearly impossible, since conventional anemometers would be destroyed by the intense winds and flying debris, some tornadoes have been scanned by mobile Doppler radar units, which can provide a good estimate of the tornado's winds. The highest wind speed ever measured in a ...
Pages in category "Tornadoes in art" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. The Gulf Stream ...
The tornado reached its peak intensity of high-end EF2 along the north side of the Lake of Egypt, causing severe roof and structural damage to three businesses, and blowing out a window at the nearby fire protection building. The tornado continued to damage homes and outbuildings and snapped or uprooted numerous trees before dissipating.
Watch as an Iowa tornado destroys a wind turbine. The drone footage starts by showing the tornado run through a residence as it crosses an Iowa field. As it moves further, it creeps closer to the ...
This tornado first struck a warehouse, removing the east end of the building's roof. Eleven empty semi-truck trailers were blown over nearby as well. The tornado tracked southeastward, intermittently damaging trees and power poles in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The tornado lifted just before crossing I-80. [39] EF1
A Ka-POL radar from Texas Tech University had been recording the tornado throughout its life cycle, and recorded a wind gust of 87.9 m/s (197 mph; 316 km/h) near the surface, while confirming the tornado's actual width of 1 mi (1.6 km). [21]
The tornado was the fourth-deadliest of the 1990s in the United States, only being surpassed by the 1990 Plainfield tornado that killed 29, the 1998 Birmingham tornado that killed 32, and the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado that killed 36. It was the only F5 tornado of 1997, and the next F5-rated tornado would occur on April 8 of the ...
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