Wiki Science: The Wiki about Tornadoes

## Greetings!

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Wiki Science. I am gonna show you another episode of Wiki Science called, "The Wiki about Tornadoes". And unlike any other wiki pages I did, I did some research and will tell you about a little about our information details. Also, this page is considerably long and could be the longest of any other, so, yeah, let's go to the Introduction of tornadoes.

## Introduction

Tornadoes are one of the most devastating, deadliest, dangerous, fastest, unpredictable, and largest disasters in the world. It could cause and destroy even more powerful than hurricanes, even though there are the most deadly, but tornadoes seemed to be worse. They are extremely unpredictable and is very hard to conclude their true information. Tornadoes are also so unpredictable that scientists can't predict them correctly, which is surprisingly bad news.

## EF Scale (Enhanced Fujita Scale)

Now, tornadoes are not very complex but could be measured depending on their speed or damage. There are 6 main categories. EF0, EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, and lastly EF5. However, theories say that there is an EF6 category and it is secretive, so mysterious that it's not solved to this day. However, we are gonna talk about the damage they do.

### EF0/ Enhanced Fujita 0:

EF0 is classified to be the weakest category of all, and it dealt not that much damage, it's wind speed is about 64 kilometers per hour at minimum, 85 kilometers per hour at average, and 147 kilometers at maximum. The power is incredibly minor, and it only costs about $10K for all of it's damage by an average EF0 tornado. They are also classified to be land spouts, which makes it not damaged at all.

The wind speed is enough to toss cars, brake branches, and severely damaged chimneys, also with damaged antennas on the roofs, only a tiny bit of the roof of houses were carried by the tornado, things such as cans, papers, or either mattresses are tossed around like a ball kicked from a player, and leaves were blown like paper in a breeze.

### EF1/ Enhanced Fujita 1:

EF1 is classified to be a moderate categorized tornado, and it dealt a little bit of damage. It's wind speed is about 148 kilometers per hour at minimum, 180 kilometers per hour at average, and 220 kilometers per hour at maximum. Their power is slightly more powerful than an EF0, and it causes moderate damage.

Trees are bound to fall to the ground, or either was damaged, antennas are destroyed with also chimneys, branches snapped, part of the roof is damaged or either broken, and windows are cracked or was shattered. Things like fences, carpets, bricks, logs, stone, and probably you could be whirling upwards and then was tossed to another place, if it is at a strong speed and you get tossed around, you may have some broken bones once you landed on the ground.

### EF2/ Enhanced Fujita 2:

EF2 is classified to be a medium categorized tornado that dealt some damage. It's wind speed is pretty powerful at 221 kilometers per hour at minimum, 230 kilometers per hour at average, and 240 kilometers per hour at maximum. Their power is moderate, and it causes considerable damage. The average EF2 damages to $350K. Roofs are severely damaged, broken, or even destroyed, walls cracking, windows shatter, leaves, small trees, branches, chimneys, and antennas are destroyed or snapped or even broke apart. Things such as tables, mobile homes, furnitures, and chairs are tossed around. It is powerful enough to damage buildings and sometimes collapse well constructed buildings that are not completed, and cars could even get smashed, or even severely damage it. Causing enough problems could make it dangerous as the winds are moderately more enforcing than an EF1.

### EF3/Enhanced Fujita 3:

EF3 is considered to be a severe categorized tornado and dealt some serious damage. The minimum wind speed about them is 241 kilometers per hour, 260 kilometers per hour at average, and 280 kilometers per hour at maximum. Their power is quite strong and it causes severe damage. The average EF3 causes some what cost that could be $500K or more than $1M at maximum. Well constructed houses that are not finished is destroyed, houses are severely damaged, rooms extremely damaged, top floors are in danger and collapsed, things like metals, stone, wood is snapped or shattered or torn to pieces, huts are destroyed and houses are capable of being severely vulnerable and could collapse, towers are damaged moderately, and skyscrapers are minorly damaged. And it is more powerful that an EF2, which causes serious problems, and death is a little likely.

### EF4/Enhanced Fujita 4:

EF4 is caused and believed to be an extreme categorized tornado, and it dealt some dangerous damage and consenquences. The minimum speed is 281 kilometers per hour, 300 kilometers per hour at average, and 322 kilometers per hour at maximum. Their power is strong and causes extreme damage. The average EF4 could cost about a couple of million dollars. Houses are no longer there and towers are severely damaged and could collapsed. The winds are powerful enough to destroy glass, huts, farms, and wood. The most promising wind disaster is a category 5 hurricane. Without the storm surge, it dealt 70-80% damage compared to an average EF4.

### EF5/Enhanced Fujita 5:

This is the strongest category of the Enhanced Fujita Scale, (EF Scale). It's winds are over than 322 kilometers per hour at minimum, 484 kilometers per hour at average, and 511 kilometers per hour at maximum. And it dealt catastrophic damage and deaths with also injuries. The cost can be up to $2B and it has very powerful and strong forces and winds. Skyscrapers collapse, towers and malls are destroyed, and houses no longer exist. This is as powerful as it gets.

## EF6/Enhanced Fujita 6: (Theorized Category Tornado)

This is the most mysterious, unpredictable, collosal, and strongest category out there. This appearently has winds over than 511 kilometers per hour. And almost none of all tornadoes that struck the Earth is an EF6. The damage is unknown, the cost is unknown, but it has monstrous damage and could cause monstrous damage, the closest wind damage is 50% from an EF6 damage, and it is Hurricane Ebola. Not many information are appearently proved and theorized, so it is mysterious.

## How did tornadoes form in the first place?

One of the most popular questions of this topic is: How did tornadoes form in the first place? Well, according to science, tornadoes rapidly form by supercells that are created when heat and cold wind has have enough force to create a funnel, and the supercell is very wide, about as large as the first layer of the Earth that is above sea level, and 7 kilometers more large to the additional.

## How much time will you have before the tornado completely touch down?

National Weather Services say that you have a little less than 20 minutes to escape, however, some tornado facts may say that you have only 5 minutes to got o proper shelter. However, don't waste your time, as it could bring fatal consenquences for you.

## What are the signs to know that a tornado is forming and is giving birth by a supercell?

Signs like green fog and a very large cloud nearby that is raining heavily that is a supercell are the early signs of a tornado. Further signs like alarm sirens start reporting and radio says a tornado is coming is crucial. If you have time, hop into a car and drive to shelter, if not, take proper steps to survive it. The mega tornadoes are often EF4 and EF5, possibly EF3, or EF6.

## One of the most popular question: Who is stronger? Tornadoes or Hurricanes?

Some say tornadoes are stronger, as it dealt further damage than hurricanes, however, most says it is a draw, as the hurricane is more deadly, but the tornado is faster. So, it is stressful to really know who will win. Tell in the comments of this page if you want to know who will win. My vote will be tornadoes.