Is there a reason why tornadoes don't usually occur in the city? Or is it just coincidence?
2006-11-05 07:40:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anthony D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Its a "perceived" coincidence.
"The 3 May 1999 outbreak in the Oklahoma City area produced over 50 touch downs, many in urban and suburban areas. Over $1 billion in property losses were tallied, with around 50 fatalities. One of the twisters were reported to have a peak wind speed of about 315 mph, as determined by mobile Doppler radar, making it the strongest wind ever recorded on Earth."
A few years back the town of Jarrell, TX was wiped off the map. Houses were scrubbed down to the concrete foundations with nothing left to rebuild.
2006-11-05 07:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just statistics. They can occur in cities. Salt Lake City and Birmingham (UK) are good examples.
Sometimes tall buildings disrupt the conditions but tornados can certainly occur in cities
2006-11-05 08:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're in tornado alley because of all of the floodplains
2006-11-05 07:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by kiddo1195 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋