My husband,myself and some other people were in the california desert during a thunderstorm yesterday.A "twirling" wind was spotted,larger than any dustdevil we had seen.Two kids had debri(awning and tree branches) fall on them,fences were shredded,it had branches inside it as it was moving.It showed up a minute or so after some activity(lightning,sprinkle of rain,thunder) came from the storm.
2006-07-23 04:48:44 · 8 answers · asked by L.T. 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
it was an F0 Tornado
Heres the Fujita Scale:
F0 40-72 mph Little Damage
F1 73-112 mph Minor Damage
F2 113-157mph Roof Gone
F3 158-206 mph Walls Collapsed
F4 207-259 mph Blown Down
F5 260-318 mph Blown Away
2006-07-23 06:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by weatherman123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a small tornado. Over water they are called water spouts. Sometimes they spin around a larger tornado.
2006-07-23 11:54:03 · answer #2 · answered by gwhatch2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a small F1 tornado to me. I have seen several tornados and the smaller ones do exactly what you said this one did. Hope you had a camera and got some pics!
2006-07-23 13:13:53 · answer #3 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, with nature raging the way it has been for the last two years with tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes in places where they weren't common, sure it's possible. Good thing you guys weren't hurt.
2006-07-23 11:55:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a small one though.
2006-07-23 12:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by rfliss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes that is a tornado
2006-07-23 12:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by jeffy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it could have been --- it was definately something similar........ (twister, small tornado)
2006-07-23 11:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by Uwanna Kissimmi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty much fits the bill
2006-07-23 11:56:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋