can a tornado....?

Question

I live in albany ny and have read that albany has a higher chance to a tornado then most places in ny. Now my dad has lived here [1968] and there was never a tornado and my grandfathers never had one while living here [1940's] just wondering why they say we have a higher chance. I thought there was a 5% chance here

Answer 1

Do some research. Most tornadoes are small, covering a narrow path. They do a lot of damage, but even if one hits Albany, most likely it will still miss you.
Even with all the hype and movies, tornadoes are still largely not understood. Every few years the advice given to the public changes; irregardless, the more you know about them, the better your chances of survival.
One of the safest places to survive a tornado is in the bathtub, with a mattress pulled in over the top of you.
If you check one of those sites that gives the odds of things happening, you will find that the odds of being killed in a car crash are much higher; the odds of being bitten by a rabid dog are much higher.
Just learn, be aware, and live your life.

Answer 2

These are the most recent tornadoes in ALBANY COUNTY,NY. The numbers, from left to right, are the date of the storm, the event number, time it occurred, the number dead, the number injured, the Fujita/Pearson-scale (or how violent) number, and County number. All times are Eastern (the website shows them as Central, so I just added an hour for the time difference).


Albany County Tornadoes

JUNE 30, 1973 - 001 - 5:15 pm EST- 0 - 2 - F1 - 001
JUNE 16, 1974 - 002 - 1:15 pm - 0 - 0 - F2 - 001
JULY 11, 1980 - 003 - 4:00 pm - 0 - 0 - F0 - 001
MAY 12, 1984 - 001 - 2:25 pm - 0 - 13 - F0 - 001
JULY 10, 1989 - 003 - 1:57 pm - 0 - 0 - F3 -001
AUGUST 28,1990 - 014- 8:30 pm - 0 - 0 - F0 - 001



The Fujita Scale
F-Scale Number-- Intensity Phrase --Wind Speed-- Type of Damage Done :
F0: GALE TORNADO-- 40-72 mph-- Some damage to chimneys; breaks branches off trees; pushes over shallow-rooted trees; damages sign boards.
F1: MODERATE TORNADO-- 73-112 mph-- The lower limit is the beginning of hurricane wind speed; peels surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos pushed off the roads; attached garages may be destroyed.
F2: SIGNIFICANT TORNADO-- 113-157 mph-- Considerable damage.-- Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes demolished; boxcars pushed over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light object missiles generated.
F3: SEVERE TORNADO-- 158-206 mph-- Roof and some walls torn off well constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in fores uprooted
F4: DEVASTATING TORNADO-- 207-260 mph-- Well-constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5: INCREDIBLE TORNADO-- 261-318 mph-- Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and carried considerable distances to disintegrate; automobile- sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters; trees debarked; steel re-inforced concrete structures badly damaged.
F6: INCONCEIVABLE TORNADO-- 319-379 mph-- These winds are very unlikely.-- The small area of damage they might produce would probably not be recognizable along with the mess produced by F4 and F5 wind that would surround the F6 winds. Missiles, such as cars and refrigerators would do serious secondary damage that could not be directly identified as F6 damage. If this level is ever achieved, evidence for it might only be found in some manner of ground swirl pattern, for it may never be identifiable through engineering studies

Answer 3

I'm not sure anywhere in NY has a much higher chance of tornado, compared to say Oklahoma, Nebreaska, and Texas, but if you hear a warning best to take cover.

Answer 4

Hi, there! I suppose Albany is likely to be a tornado-ridden area in a short while with all those climate changes and the Greenhouse effect, you knoe. Hope ma answer helps!

Answer 5

there probably is only a 5% chance of a tornado, don't worry

Answer 6

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