One of the most devastating natural phenomena is a tornado.How does this whirlwind, sweeping away everything in its path, until the end is not yet found.The main reason for its occurrence is the collision of streams of warm and cold air.Normally a tornado formed during a thunderstorm accompanied by rain and hail ever.There are cases where the vortex is fenced off the veil of rain, a factor that makes this phenomenon even more dangerous, because it makes the invisible funnel for the eyes, and the people is running out of time to escape from the tornado.As formed by this incredible threat to life, do not need long to explain.
In the formation of a tornado temperature drops sharply.It takes only a few minutes that it was tangible.Soon you can see the emergence of the culprit "triumph" - a tornado.As it is formed at the same time its "body" - it is an interesting and frightening process.From heaven to earth kind of trunk starts to fall, which is when it reaches its surface turns into a deadly phenomenon.By the way, a tornado may have a variety of forms.This can be a form of columns, cones, glass, barrels or bichepodobnoy rope.In addition, a tornado may have an hourglass or so-called "devil's horns" (vortices having multiple hoppers) as well as many other shapes.However, most often observed these storms have the form of a rotating trunk, pipe or funnel.
rotation speed of air masses inside the funnel can reach 450 kilometers per hour.In addition, the tornado "sucked" into itself everything that is found in its path.And dangerous is that the air which is inside the hopper falls.A located outside, on the contrary, rises.This creates a region of highly rarefied air, because of which objects filled with gas, and sometimes houses may simply explode.
Places appearance of a tornado (as produced this phenomenon is already known) may be different.But the most "lucky" to observe these vortices the North American continent.The most likely subject to "attack" a tornado central US states;eastern states in this sense, live easier.For example, Florida has acquired fame as the "edge of waterspouts."Vortices come here with the sea almost every day.
incredible strength and power also had a tornado in Oklahoma, who "walked" on the territory of the State of May 20, 2013.The diameter of the crater of this vortex is three kilometers away, and the wind speed inside it reached 320 kilometers per hour.This tornado destroyed two schools, which at that time were a class, as well as the hospital.The number of victims was simply huge, and inflicted material damage amounted to three billion dollars.This tornado 2013 to assess the scale of the forces received the maximum level of danger - EF-5.
It should be noted that very often the victims of these hazards are the so-called "tornado hunters."This desperate and brave (or foolish?) People who break the tornadoes as close as possible.There were times when it was possible to shoot even brave hub vortex.However, these are pictures and video to expose his life to such danger - the question everyone decides for himself.
