Every major river east of the Rockies has been crossed by a significant tornado, and high elevations in the Appalachians, Rockies, and Sierra Nevada have all experienced tornadoes. Do tornadoes always come from a wall cloud? A wall cloud is not always present. It is also possible that you cannot see a wall cloud because of your viewing angle or low level clouds. What does a tornado sound like?
People who have been in a tornado say it sounds like a jet engine or a freight train and is very loud. They said it hurt their ears, but they were more worried about what might happen to them than they were about the pain in their ears. Can tornadoes be stopped? You have to consider that the tornado is part of something bigger: the supercell thunderstorm.
Unless you disrupt the supercell thunderstorm itself, you would likely have another tornado, even if you were able to destroy the first. The thunderstorm's energy is much greater than the tornado. No one has tried to disrupt the tornado because the methods to do so could likely cause even more damage than the tornado. Detonating a nuclear bomb, for example, to disrupt a tornado would be even more deadly and destructive than the tornado itself.
Lesser tactics like deploying huge piles of dry ice or smaller conventional weaponry would be too hard to get into the right place fast enough, and would likely not have enough impact to affect the tornado much anyway. Thunderstorms, and all of the hazards they produce, are part of a natural earth cycle. Taking actions sufficient to disrupt this cycle could lead to unintended consequences.
What is the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning? A tornado watch defines an area where tornadoes and other kinds of severe weather are possible in the next several hours.
It means that you need to be alert, and be prepared to go to safe shelter if tornadoes happen or a warning is issued. Tune in to local TV, radio or internet for more information.
A tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted, or that Doppler radar shows a thunderstorm circulation which can spawn a tornado. When a tornado warning is issued for your area, seek safe shelter immediately.
The Storm Prediction Center issues tornado and severe thunderstorm watches. Your local National Weather Service office issues tornado warnings, as well as thunderstorm warnings, which include the possibility of tornadoes. What would it be like to be in the eye of a tornado?
This is a fiction largely caused by the movie Twister. How many tornadoes hit the US each year? About , though it can vary significantly from year to year or location to location. I have a theory about tornadoes; who do I talk to? We receive literally hundreds of ideas for observing, controlling, or stopping destructive storms. Our scientists are likely to look at ideas that are investigated by a researcher who publishes the results in a peer-reviewed journal.
In this way they can review, and if necessary, replicate the results, which then will suggest the next step to move the science forward. I would like to volunteer to help NSSL during a tornado intercept field project. Unfortunately, government regulations make it impossible to accept offers from the public to do volunteer field work for any tornado intercept programs.
Legal liability questions prevent NSSL from accepting volunteers, even at their own risk. How is the strength of a tornado determined? The rating scale for tornadoes is based entirely on the damage they cause. From the damage, we can estimate the wind speeds. The EF-Scale takes into account more variables than the original Fujita Scale F-Scale when assigning a wind speed rating to a tornado, incorporating 28 damage indicators such as building type, structures and trees.
For each damage indicator, there are 8 degrees of damage ranging from the beginning of visible damage to complete destruction of the damage indicator. The original F-scale did not take these details into account.
The original F-Scale historical data base will not change. An F5 tornado rated years ago is still an F5, but the wind speed associated with the tornado may have been somewhat less than previously estimated. Strong or violent tornadoes can and do occur in areas where minimal damage occurs, leading to a low EF scale rating. Do tornadoes target mobile home parks? While it may appear tornadoes target mobile home parks, they actually do not. Mobile homes are, in general, much easier for a tornado to damage and destroy than well-built houses and office buildings.
A mobile home, or manufactured home, by definition, is built at a factory and taken to the place they will occupy, so they are much more affordable than a house built on-site. They are often built with lighter-weight materials, which do not hold up well in tornadic winds.
Straight-line winds can also destroy a mobile home as easily as a tornado, especially one that is not anchored. Any wind gust that is sustained for 3 seconds over 50 mph can cause damage to mobile homes.
The problem of warning and sheltering mobile home residents has become the biggest obstacle to continuing to reduce death tolls from tornadoes. Do wider tornadoes cause more damage? There is a statistical trend toward wide tornadoes having higher EF-scale damage. This can be because of stronger winds or because of greater opportunity for targets to be damaged, or a combination of both.
However, the size or shape of any particular tornado does not say anything conclusive about its strength. Some small tornadoes can still do very violent damage of EF4 or EF5. And, some very large tornadoes over a quarter-mile wide have produced only weak damage.
What is the difference between a tornado and a cyclone? A tornado is a small-scale cyclonic circulation, and in the past, has been referred to as a cyclone. The term cyclone was used to describe anything that rotated counterclockwise, so often tornado a small-scale cyclonic circulation and cyclone were interchangeable. However, people still use it both ways.
What is a gustnado? A gustnado is a small and usually weak whirlwind which forms as an eddy in thunderstorm outflows. They do not connect with any cloud-base rotation and are not tornadoes, but because gustnadoes often have a spinning dust cloud at ground level, they are sometimes wrongly reported as tornadoes. Gustnadoes can do minor damage e. Are there electromagnetic or magnetohydrodynamic explanations for the development of tornadoes? As far as scientists understand, tornadoes are formed and sustained by a purely thermodynamic process.
As a result, their research efforts are towards that end. They have spent a lot of time modeling the formation of a tornado and measuring many parameters in and around a tornado when it is forming and going through its life cycle.
They have not seen any evidence to support magnetism or electricity playing a role. Can my TV signal detect tornadoes? The idea was to be able to use your TV as a lightning detector to detect the radio waves emitted by a lightning flash, with the assumption that tornadic thunderstorms were very active lightning producers. But, not all tornadic storms produce large amounts of lightning.
Also, TVs are all different and have different sensitivities, and some are even made to filter out lightning signals. Plus, if you are connected to cable, it won't work. The method was found to be completely unreliable and it has mostly been abandoned. Do tornadoes occur when it is cold? There is no particular temperature at which tornadoes form. He instantly slams into a garbage can, falling over hard.
This gives him time to rethink things, finding the courage to take his ball-carrier and swipe it at the Org. Though visibly petrified, Max stands between the Org and the women, giving them a chance to escape to safety. Turbine Org proceeds to fling Max into the parked car's front windshield, which was already shattered, apparently.
The Org then tosses him off onto the cement, hurting his arm for the third time in just this scene alone. Max takes his bowling ball out of the bag, and heaves it at Turbine, who merely swats it away. They do battle with the Org atop the wrecked vehicle, soon driving him off.
Before the two females can finish him off not that they had many tools to do so then , he turns and teleports away in a vanishing flick of golden light, promising to return later. The two WF Rangers return to Max's side even though Max excitedly called this action 'da bomb' a moment ago, he's all shaken up and very un-excited the first moment we get to see him. Stupid last minute line additions He's alright, but disturbed. Suddenly, a small blue Animal Crystal in his left jeans pocket begins to loudly glow.
Max pulls it out, and discovers it shimmering brightly, with a tiny blue shark becoming visible within. White Ranger is amazed that he does indeed have a crystal. Both she and Yellow demorph, exposing their real identities to the stranger. Max, his right shoulder sore, is helped up, wondering who these girls who saved him are. Alyssa asks him where his parents are, which he doesn't understand yet another joke about how young he is. Taylor pulls out her Growl Phone, hits a button, and talks into it, asking Princess Shayla if she's sure this is the guy, since he's just a kid.
Max again denies being a kid. Next, we see Max, wearing his standard blue "Surging Shark" vest and his usual orange-sleeved outfit.
He's back in the bowling alley, handing Don a golden bowling ball where'd he get it? The ball he fought Turbine Org with was black, as was the ball he was using earlier!! In a nice bit of remembrance, notice Taylor's got her hair pulled up, just like she used to wear it, pre-"Power Play. His current teammates join the scene, staying in the background as he presses closer to Don, trying to ignore him, still cleaning his mop. Heh, I just noticed Don's got a name-tag on his janitor uniform, similar to the one he had on his bowling shirt.
Ya realize, he was once the king of cleaning up in bowling, but now is the king of cleaning out toilet bowls?
Anyway, Max simply says please, telling him again that they really need his help. Don replies that it's a little too late for that. As Max hangs his head in shame, Cole walks up to his side, and argues for Don to please forgive Max, since he had a lot of work to do last time, and still does. Cole offers to repay the favor somehow, prompting the other three to step up, concurring.
He says Alyssa's a great cook, and will make him anything he wants. Taylor can help organize the whole place. At a loss for what plant-freak Danny can do in a place that lacks flowers, Cole suggests Danny can wash his bowling balls, something which seems to offend poor Daniel. Despite all these Don retorts with a scoff, that he once believed that. Soon, Max is back inside, trying desperately to do the Tornado Spin himself. His anger ruins any success, as he even fails to get a single strike! Danny urges him to let it go, but, harkening back to their buddy credo, he claims he'll NEVER give up.
His four teammates watch with unhappy faces, as he continues to attempt the impossible. When a ball roll causes him to slip on the wooden floor Don's waxing is to blame Danny helps him up, and begs for him to stop.
Max refuses, angrily declaring that he's NOT a quitter, no matter what Don says. Taylor says they know that, and Alyssa tells him he doesn't have to hurt himself to prove it.
Cole mentions finding another way to defeat the Org, but Max insists the Tornado Spin is the only way. Max reaches down to pick up the ball from the ball return, when Don's hand grasps his, halting him. Implying the reason he ended his pro career, Don warns that if he keeps this up he's going to ruin his wrist just like he did.
With a smile at last, Don says okay to the teaching of his famous move. Max is overjoyed, while his teammates breathe a collective sigh of relief Danny pumping his fist in triumph. Out at some kind of shipping yard there are lots of girders and lots of construction cranes about the place , the two demonized Duke Orgs, along with Bowling Org, wait around for the Rangers to show.
Only one does, the Lunar Wolf Ranger. Despite how he already met him earlier, Bowling Org asks who he is! Golly, I guess that's what you get when you have holes in your head Anyway, I should note that there was a cut scene involving Merrick at Willie's Roadhouse, using a bowling ball on a pool table. Hence Willie's credit but lack of appearance.
Meanwhile, back at the bowling alley, with the Wild Force Activists watching closely, Don grips a marble blue bowling ball. He stares ahead, then eventually, in dramatic slow motion with the appropriate music, he rolls that ball down the lane.
The ball twirls like a tornado, causing it to leave a trail of flame on the lane behind it EXACTLY like Bowling Org's attacks, yet no mention is ever made connecting the two This leads to the ball smashing into the pins, and literally demolishing them into dust upon impact. He's probably working as a janitor just to pay off all the pins he's destroyed over the years.
Anyway, our heroes are all amazed and astonished and yippie-yippie like. Cole reminds them that they've got to go. Max thanks his mentor, and vows not to disappoint him this time. Don smiles back, saying he knows he won't. He takes Max aside, and hands him his lucky bowling ball, that golden one again. It's supposedly never let him down. Max seems as happy to have learned that supposedly complex move in just a few minutes as he is having what is likely the only father he's ever known proud of him again.
Bowling Pin-Clubs. They both fight with equal vigor and fair amounts of hits traded. It ends up with Merrick using Break Mode against the Org's normal, non-fancy ball roll strike. The ball simply rolls up the top of the Lunar Cue, hits him sparkily, and knocks Lunar Wolf Ranger through multiple objects before landing him into a broken fence.
The Org's about to use his ball on the not-yet-down Ranger, when the Blue Shark Ranger appears, shouting protest. Max stands solo, holding the golden ball by his side.
The two opponents face each other across a lonnnnng stretch of road, exchanging quips and puns. Eventually, it's a Tornado Spin rip-off versus the Tornado Spin real deal. The balls collide at the exact same time, with Don's lucky ball smacking the Org's out of its way.
Bowling Org is struck by his own ball, as it ricochets back and hits him explosively. Though there's all kinds of big burstings, Bowling Org recovers, ready for more. Blue Ranger's teammates regroup around him, as does Lunar Wolf, having recovered as well. The Org's bowling ball was destroyed upon impact with himself though Cole claims it was just 'knocked away', the silly goof , allowing our heroes to combine their weapons. The slash hits the Org first, followed by the trio of orbs, causing him much agonized pain.
Bowling Org topples back, explodes, and the Rangers stand solidly together, each with their own weapon in hand.
Immediately, in what's likely her quickest incantation ever, Toxica says her usual words, and fires off the five seeds. They land in the boiling goop, sprout into stalks, and re-form Bowling Org gigantically. All six Rangers aim their Crystal Sabers skyward Merrick uses his Lunar Cue, of course , and shout for Wildzords to descend, in total unison. The main five Wildzords race along, while Merrick's three run together elsewhere.
The Predazord is also formed. They face the giant Bowling Org, who now has his bowling ball back, preparing for trouble. It's flung waaaaay up into the sky, and explodes suddenly, sending the Bison, Shark, Eagle, Tiger, and Lion Soul Bird is unseen flying away from the epicenter!
The five WF Rangers land together on the pavement, dazed from the strike. It looks like the ball enters the Gator's mouth, in fact. Whatever the case, Predazord is hurtled back into the air, explodes, and sends Hammerhead, Wolf, and Alligator flying. Merrick eventually drops out of the cockpit, landing right near the other Rangers. They gather around him, as he concerns over how strong the Org is. Bowling Org, still giant, tries to step on the tiny humans.
They leap out of the way, just barely. Alyssa stresses that they can't win without their Megazords. Cole asks for ideas, Taylor ponders forming another Megazord, with Danny seconds.
Merrick wonders how, considering his Alligatorzord is too damaged. Max notes that his Sharkzord is also hurt, and Alyssa's White Tiger is as well. We see brief shots of each Zord, bodies smoking, making their usual animal noises, while lying around the city in pain. Stock footage of the two confirms that they're okay and up to their usual tricks.
Red Ranger suggests combining those two with the remaining other Wildzords totally forgetting the other seven back on Animarium!! Any excuse to force teamwork on Merrick, eh, Coley? Before ya know it, they're back in Megazord formation, sans arms. Max scoffs back, ordering Taylor to call the Armadillozord. She obeys, pulling out the Armadillo Crystal, which she shouldn't have, considering it belongs to Danny I guess she won it from him in a game of "Go Fish".
Yellow Ranger places the purple sphere in her Crystal Saber, calls down the Armadillozord, and it's cradled upon the Megazord's curled Hammerhead arm, with the Wolf-head hand holding it like a bowling ball. Bowling Org scoffs at the balled-up Armadillozord, and rolls his own ball at them, Tornado Spin style again.
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