Hurricanes, Earthquakes & Tornadoes Displace 22mn People In 2013, 3 X More Than Wars

 

"Twister" by Shana Anderson

Welt Felted Wool With Silk Inlay

Temporary Exhibit at the Valdez Museum

 

5 Tornadoes Facts

 

1.     A tornado is as a rotating, funnel cloud that stretches from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 mph.

2.    Tornadoes can damage areas in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.
3.     Tornadoes can bring tropical storms and hurricanes once on land. 
4.     Rotating thunderstorms indicate tornado activity. On radar they are defined thunderstorms that may produce hail, extreme winds, lightning, or flash floods.
5.     Tornadoes often occur when a warm front meets a cold front, which then can spawn 1 or more “twisters" after it forms a thunderstorm.