The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-10
.,.,icoI Hints In Regard TO T0radocs,

81 rho t,Ilowing hints, from the Kansas
S sryy Hcric,c, regarding tornadoes are
90, in the belief that many people are
il.d every year who could save their
go. by little practical knowledge Of
morcments of these destructive
tornS.
81 81 The tornado scason is embraced between
=, l., Of April ard tie let Of Srplcm.
I'm, in the latitude oi Kansas City
,orpalues cccur in the month of
~ aud June. a, We 80 North or
,n.,, of Hi. latitude they arr proper.
xiv earlier or later, and early or late
..r, vary the time of their occurrence
crfl Tl-zIondingIy.
81 rornaloes occur in the afternoon,
tac:,ly between two O'Clock and
brr o'clock being called The lorna
% sur:.
yyuad.cs move from Southwest to
Sar,hcaSr, generally East about twenty
,u,c. No,th, and their linear move.
'Sen, is ordinarily from thirty to forty
So lies an hour.
ToruadOcs occur on sultry days, or
3ben The temperature is very high and
e air is thoroughly saturated with
ssloisture.
# Tornadoes occur when the electrical
srcbish, or when the air is
'7jiyhly cllnrgedPwith electricity.
The approach Of a tornado may be
ilown By ominous clouds appearing in
70 Southwest and also in the Northwest.
Pine cloud. sometime resemble the smoke
ss3f haystack, at other times they appear
s. Ike iridescent fog Sometimes they pre-
! Mt a deep grcensh hue, or intensely
Hack, or have purpiish, yellowish, or
huish tinge. When these two masses or
anks of clouds under the impulse Of
opposing currents, approach each other
hev are thrown into great confusion !;
" here is roaring, ikcned to the rumb-
s. BIZ of distant thunder, and All upward
{pulsion Of air and vapor. Soon the
jnnel of the tornado is let down to the
Sr,h and moves to the front, while scudi
ss3 clouds play around it, The tornado
n, bw formed has four characteristic move.
lents: linear movement toward the
Ur,heast; a gyratory movement North
the cluator) contrary to the hands of
watch; d zigzag or awaying movement,
hich leaves denta,cd edge. in the path
tie tornado; and q rising an;I falling
asl loyemeut, the poise of the upper cur
Int, by which the tornado leaps over
s. 5r,ions Of lis path.
II one is familiar with these Fremont
5y signs he is put on his guard, and
@ ben the tornado appears, he is prepared
act inte.igently and promptly. I'm
r the preceding principles he can easily
lermine the projected path of the tor
lido, from the location Of the funnel,
ID whether it will be necessary to run
orth or South to escape from it. lie
bust, of course, not run East or West.
"a When 2 tornado is imminent, certain
+ tecautions should be observed. Doors
s. ad windows in houses should be closed,
iIals in barns unhitched, and ami
II Als in stables let out. The safest place
house is the Southwes, corner on the
IT floor, or better perhaps, the South
8s rs. corner in the cellar. If tornado
3ertakes one on n prairie, lie face down
serd, head toward the East, and place
c hands over tho head for protection
"a near q low solid object, like large
pnc Or stump, lie face downward, East
'1 il, head toward the Object, with hands
s5fr ihc head for protection.
s. Every home should have dug out At
4 convenient distance from The house, or,
II pat is better, tornado room built into
s 10 West or South wall of The cellar,
2saige enough fer the family, mud for
lngs of great value like deeds or money.
The destructive effects Of t0rnadOes re-
y Ut from the gynatory movement, which
lies an hour. Tornadoes with the hour
= ass form of cloud are the most intense,
M ID seem to be Irresistible, but the great
number of tornadoes are of Il lower
tensity and we can build against them.
Frame houses are more tenacious or
astic than brick or stone, and when
shey shcIld have strong frames. Brick
NYnses should have an extra layer of
3lck laid in cement in the West aud
3uth walls. Some houses with very
l'ck walls laid in cement are coInpara-
sSely safe against most tornadoes.
Houses built near hill or bluff pre-
nting an elevation should be located on
- Northeast side, as the elevation tends
M lit the tornado over the house. ~
sp'e of hard wood, such as OAK, maple,
a!nut and hickory, Southwest OF
IS use, or forest Southwest of Il town.
tendency to break the force OF a
' nado and drive it. into the upper Mr,
hough it is not safe for person tn he
IS iar tree or in a grove during lorna
S lor fear of being struck by flying tim
lAr' Occasionally tornado of great
Density will cut clean swath through
sove, hut forests tend to break the
9ce OF tornadoes, and will drive most
them into the upper air. all towns
prairie States should plant heavy
l'soves of hard timber Southwest Of them.