The countries which are mostly affected by tornadoes are the USA, Australia, Italy, Central European Countries, South America, New Zealand and Southern Africa.
Features of Tornadoes
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- Tornadoes can stay on the ground for 5 miles to 219 miles according to past records, depending on their force and length.
- Tornadoes can be of the following types - Multiple Vortex Tornadoes, Satellite Tornadoes, Waterspouts and Landspouts. Some of the wind circulations, which have resemblance to Tornadoes, are Gustnado, Dust Devil, Fire Whirl and Cold Air Vortex.
- Tornadoes take the color of the soil with which they come in contact. For instance the tornadoes in the Great Plains are reddish in color owning to the reddish nature of the soil.
- Tornadoes rotate in clockwise motion, the wind moving from the low pressure to the high pressure region in the Eye of the Tornado.
The intensity of the damage caused by the tornadoes is measured with the Fujita Scale and the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The effects of Tornadoes are also measured with the help of the TORRO Scale. Here are some of the classifications of this measurement:
Categories |
Extent of Damage |
EFO Tornado |
Trees and weak structures |
EF5 Tornado |
Damage buildings from their foundations |
T0 Tornado |
Weakest tornado |
T11 Tornado |
Most powerful tornadoes with great destructive power |
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