How and Why do they name tornadoes ??

Question

just curious why they do this LoL it seems sorta weird!!!!

just curious why they do this LoL it seems sorta weird!!!!

we dont get hurricanes in australia on tornadoes and they name them........

Answer 1

In the US, we do not name tornadoes. We get, on average, 1000 tornadoes each year! That is way too many to be making up names for. Some of the more devistating tornadoes get nicknames, but only if they impact areas greatly. Like the Tri-state tornado... It is called that because it is considered to be the worst tornado in US history, by killing over 600 people in three states (tri-state).

We name tropical storms and hurricanes. The name list for tropical storms/hurricanes repeats itself every 6 years, but if the storm was devistating and impacted the country immensely, the name of that storm will be retired, and never used again. Names are in alphebetical order each season, and alternate male to female each storm. We start of with English, Spanish and French names. We do not use names that begin with Q, U, X, Y, or Z. After W, it switches to the Greek alphebet.

Answer 2

Tornadoes Names

Answer 3

tornadoes don't receive names because there are always so many. they do get a rating on the fujita scale (based on damage). F-1 through F-5

Answer 4

I don't think they name tornadoes here in the US officially, but you may hear: "The Iowa City tornado" or any city like that and they usually refer to the biggest tornado they've had in that city.

Answer 5

We don't name tornadoes but we do name hurricanes. Although tornadoes are rated on the EF-scale now (enhanced fugita scale). They used to be rated on the fugita scale or F-scale. See link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale or http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-scale.html

Answer 6

Tornadoes are not named, hurricanes are.

Answer 7

their rigt tornadoes arnt named, hurricans are. Hurricans are named as refrences. Acording to the national hurrican center:

Experience shows that the use of short, distinctive given names in written as well as spoken communications is quicker and less subject to error than the older more cumbersome latitude-longitude identification methods. These advantages are especially important in exchanging detailed storm information between hundreds of widely scattered stations, coastal bases, and ships at sea.

for more info go to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

Answer 8

i don't think they name tornadoes.

Answer 9

Alteration (perhaps influenced by Spanish tornar, to turn) of Spanish tronada, thunderstorm, from tronar, to thunder, from Latin tonāre; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.
A violent thunderstorm in western Africa or nearby Atlantic waters.

Answer 10

I don't think they do. They name Hurricanes though.