
Describe tornadoes as rapidly rotating columns of air, including funnel clouds, ground-touching twists, and the enhanced Fujita scale, plus seasonality and regional patterns like tornado alley.
Explore how tornado genesis occurs in supercell thunderstorms, driven by wind shear and a rotating mesocyclone, with radar signs like hook echoes and the role of updrafts and downdrafts.
Explore how Doppler radar and Nexrad detect tornadoes by measuring winds toward and away from the radar, revealing rotation signatures and guiding warnings and watches.
Master tornado safety by preparing with weather alerts and radios, establishing a family comms plan, selecting a safe room, practicing drills, and stocking first aid and CPR supplies.
This course is for beginning weather students, weather lovers, and weather hobbyists who desire to know more about tornado genesis or formation, tornado forecasting, signs of an impending tornado, and other vital tornado topics. We will cover tornado hot spots as well as tornado safety in this class. We will also look at the latest tornado research being conducted by some of the most prominent weather research institutions around the country. All of the basics of tornadoes will be covered in an engaging and fun style comparable to the Weather Channel production narration or any other tornado class out there on the market today! Join us now, don't delay!
The tornado season begins in earnest by late spring and lasts through late summer, you want to know your safe spot in your home or business. The time to learn and prepare is now and not when the storm is on your doorstep. We will also look at the different sizes and shapes of this weather feature and why you cannot rely on what you see and hear to take action but rather what you know about tornadoes and their properties in the real world.
These tornadoes occur every day and around almost every part of the world. The EF-5 is the strongest ones but they are rare and the last one to hit the USA was back in 2013 in Moore, OK area. You cannot afford to not hear the siren of warning and learn all you can about this weather system today.