What are the long-term policy and planning considerations for communities in tornado-prone regions to enhance their resilience to future events?

Despite their small size, all thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornadoes. Heavy rain ... Dec 6, 2023 ... Cold, dry air aloft from the North Pole meets warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico. These air masses of different temperatures and pressures ... Jan 21, 2013 ... Cold air is less voluminous than hot, and as a result additional hot air flows into these zones at high altitude. At sea level the air flows out ... A scale for classifying tornadoes according to the damage they cause; the tornado's rotational wind speed is inferred from an analysis of the wind damage. The differences are in scale. Even though winds from the strongest tornadoes far exceed that from the strongest hurricanes, hurricanes typically cause much more ... Tornadoes produce the strongest winds on Earth, but they owe all their energy to the chaotic clouds that birth them. Mar 13, 2025 ... ... causes for these storms, and the alerts for watches, warnings and emergencies. What can cause a tornado? The large areas of low atmospheric ... Sep 16, 2024 ... ... what causes tornadoes. This week will focus on what to do if a tornado warning is issued. If you are inside: Try to remain calm. Move to the ... Oct 9, 2024 ... Hurricane Milton: Multiple suspected tornadoes cause damage in Stuart, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach ... Multiple reported tornados caused heavy damage ... Mar 13, 2025 ... “In a lot of the parts of the country affected by tornadoes, there is no underground option,” Markowski said. “You're not going to be any better ...