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Tornadoes Create a communications plan. Have a family plan that
includes an emergency meeting place and related information.
By Katie Roundtree, If you live in a mobile home, identify a nearby safe building
Director of Finance and you can get to quickly, such as a church or family member’s
Administration, Northern home. Pick a safe room in your home, such as an interior
Palm Beach County room on the lowest floor with no windows. Conduct a family
Improvement District severe thunderstorm drill regularly so everyone knows what
The recent tornado on April to do if a tornado is approaching. Make sure all members of
2 in Palm Beach Gardens, your family know where to go when tornado warnings are
highlighted the fact that issued. Don’t forget pets if time allows.
tornadoes can strike anywhere What Is The Difference Between A Tornado Watch
at any time. We have been And A Tornado Warning Issued By The National
fortunate not to experience Weather Service?
them often in this area; Tornado watch: Be prepared! Tornadoes are possible in
however, you cannot let your guard down. From an afternoon and near the watch area. Review and discuss your emergency
thundershower, to a hurricane or tropical storm, severe weather plans and check supplies and your safe room. Be ready to
can spawn a tornado if the conditions are right. act quickly if a warning is issued or you suspect a tornado is
About 1,200 tornadoes hit the United States every year, and approaching. Acting early helps to save lives! Watches are
every state is at risk. Tornadoes can strike in any season, but most issued by the Storm Prediction Center for counties where
often occur in the spring and summer months. They are nature’s tornadoes may occur. The watch area is typically large,
most violent storms, spawned from powerful thunderstorms. covering numerous counties or even states.
Tornadoes appear as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud extending Tornado warning: Take action! A tornado has been
between a thunderstorm and the ground. Some tornadoes are sighted or indicated by weather radar. There is imminent
clearly visible, while others may be hidden from view by rain or danger to life and property. Move to an interior room on
nearby low-hanging clouds. Winds in most of these storms blow the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If in
at 100 mph or less, but in the most violent occurrences, wind a mobile home, a vehicle, or outdoors, move to the closest
speeds can reach 300 mph. These measurements are scientists’ substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
best estimations. Anemometers, which measure wind speed, Warnings are issued by your local forecast office. Warnings
cannot withstand the enormous force of tornadoes to record in seconds. Damage paths from these weather events can exceed typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size
them. Tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a community one mile wide and 50 miles long. of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado
Using units F0 to F5, the Fujita scale measures a tornado’s identified by a forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law
enforcement who is watching the storm.
intensity by analyzing the damage the twister has done and
Reading then matching that to the wind speeds estimated to produce If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement,
safe room, or an interior room away from windows. Don’t
comparable damage. The United States now uses the EF
Comprehension (Enhanced Fujita) scale, which takes more variables into account forget pets if time allows. If you are at your workplace
or school, follow your tornado drill and proceed to your
when assigning wind speeds to a tornado.
tornado shelter location quickly and calmly. Stay away
Tornadoes form when warm, humid air collides with cold,
Problem? dry air. The denser cold air is pushed over the warm air, usually from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as
cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums. If you are outside,
producing thunderstorms. The warm air rises through the colder
seek shelter inside a sturdy building immediately if a
air, causing an updraft. The updraft will begin to rotate if winds
vary sharply in speed or direction. tornado is approaching. Sheds and storage facilities are not
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., As the rotating updraft, called a mesocycle, draws in more safe. Neither is a mobile home or tent. If you have time, get
Licensed School warm air from the moving thunderstorm, its rotation speed to a safe building. If you are in a vehicle, the best course
Psychologist increases. Cool air fed by the jet stream, a strong band of wind of action is to drive to the closest shelter. If you are unable
Reading comprehension in the atmosphere, provides even more energy. Water droplets to make it to a safe shelter, either get down in your car and
is a complex task involving from the mesocyclone’s moist air form a funnel cloud. The funnel cover your head, or abandon your car and seek shelter in a
your child, the text, and the continues to grow and eventually it descends from the cloud. low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.
multidimensional task of When it touches the ground, it becomes a tornado. Stay aware and stay safe. Be prepared for this and all
reading. These variables Be prepared, know what to look for. Check the weather types of natural disasters. More information about emergency
combine to create reading forecast regularly to see if you’re at risk for tornadoes. Listen to preparedness can be found at www.Ready.gov, a service of
comprehension. local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay informed about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Consider your child. tornado watches and warnings. Watch the sky, since the skies NPDES tip: Before a storm, make sure all of your grass
To achieve reading that produce many of the thunderstorms that create tornadoes clippings and tree trimmings have been properly stored – do
comprehension, your child must bring a positive mindset, are known to have a dark, greenish color. Hail is a common not leave them outside to become potential projectiles, and
background knowledge, and reading skills to what they occurrence in these types of storms as well. clog the storm drains and canals.
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