2007-02-06 15:27:38 · 4 answers · asked by shelly 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
They range from a few yards to the largest at about 2.5 miles. A half mile wide tornado is considered pretty darn big (so scientific). The diameter of a tornado does not necessarily indicate its strength. Though it tends to correlate, thin tornadoes have been known to create total destruction while some very wide tornadoes can cause just superficial damage. On the average, tornadoes are a few 100 yards wide.
2007-02-07 02:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tornado is a natural disaster resulting from a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are violent currents of wind which can blow at up to 318mph. Tornadoes can occur one at a time, or can occur in large tornado outbreaks along a squall line. The worst tornado ever recorded in terms of wind speed was the tornado which swept through Moore, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. This tornado has wind speeds of 318mph and was the strongest ever recorded.no diameter recorded.
2007-02-06 16:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by fallinglight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Tornadoes almost always have diameters on the order of hundreds of yards, from say 100 yards to less than 500 yards.
2007-02-06 15:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all differ. They have been recorded as big as 5 miles wide!
2007-02-06 15:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by GoodGuy53 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋