Binger And Tulsa Tornadoes
Running Head; Binger and Tulsa Tornadoes The Binger and Tulsa Tornadoes of Oklahoma Nicola Gilmore Disaster 101 Abstract Tornadoes are most commonly found in an area of the United States known as Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is located in the central region of the United States and includes the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Louisiana. A major portion of the tornadoes in Tornado Alley occur in the state of Oklahoma. For as long as we can recall, Oklahoma has been home to many severe tornadoes. Throughout our history, scientists have studied the way tornadoes work and why they occur where in certain places more than others. There is a portion of our country where tornadoes are most common. This area is known as Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley consists of the states in the center of the country, from North Dakota down to Texas, and from Colorado to Ohio. Of these states, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, have the most tornadoes during the year. One of these three states, Oklahoma, has some interesting cases of tornadoes. In 1981, Oklahoma had a total of 76 tornadoes. Most of these occurred in May, which had a total of 44 tornadoes, while April came in second, having a total of 11 tornadoes. Of these 76 tornadoes, 15 of them were rated an F0, 34 were rated an F1, 17 were rated an F2, 8 were rated an F3, and 2 were rated and F4. There were no F5 tornadoes for the year of 1981. The Fujita, or F-Scale, is the way that tornadoes are categorized. An F0 is the least damaging tornado, and an F1 carries light to moderate damage. An F2 causes moderate damage, and an F3 causes severe damage. The F4 tornado can cause devastating damage with its wind speeds of 166-249 mph. An F5 tornado is the most catastrophic tornado, and has wind speeds of 250 mph and greater. Most of the tornadoes during the year of 1981 were rated an F0 to an F3, and the damage from these tornadoes was not heavy. There were some tornadoes, though, that caused some...
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