Various Severe/Tornado Event Questions
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:36 pm
Because I have so many questions in general about severe and tornado events, I'm just going to put most of them in this thread instead of making a bunch of them. Let's see if anyone knows the answers to these:
1. What was the worst fall tornado outbreak in the US recorded? (# of tornadoes, strength of them, damage, and deaths in consideration)
2. What major tornado outbreak did not feature a squall line or linear convective system afterwards?
3. During the May–June 1917 tornado outbreak sequence, there was a tornado report description that in the W of Blackhawk to S of Clay City IN tornado, the funnel that wiped out a large house later turned into a downburst near Clay City. How is this possible? Its likely it means the storm itself turned into a damaging straight-line wind system, possibly still being a supercell at the time. I can't see a tornado or funnel just magically turning into a downburst.
4. Where can I find photos taken (or video) of tornadoes that have occurred in the morning between 5:30 am to 9:00 am? I don't recall ever seeing any.
5. Largest sized High Risk area issued by the SPC based mostly or solely on tornado potential. I know that May 30, 2004 at 2000 UTC has officially the largest area covered but that was based more on wind and hail (it was 35% tor probs but I'm thinking more like 40%+). That outlook was also a revision to eariler ones, what about largest original outlook? I think it might be April 14, 2012.
6. A List of the Top 10 strongest tornadoes worldwide (or US)?
7. Fastest moving tornado and the exact supercell that was documented as moving 130 mph that I once read about. El Reno Tornado inspired.
8. Why do powerful tornadoes cycle at all if the environment is insanely perfect...what's the problem? I don't remember tornadoes on April 27, 2011 cycling.
1. What was the worst fall tornado outbreak in the US recorded? (# of tornadoes, strength of them, damage, and deaths in consideration)
2. What major tornado outbreak did not feature a squall line or linear convective system afterwards?
3. During the May–June 1917 tornado outbreak sequence, there was a tornado report description that in the W of Blackhawk to S of Clay City IN tornado, the funnel that wiped out a large house later turned into a downburst near Clay City. How is this possible? Its likely it means the storm itself turned into a damaging straight-line wind system, possibly still being a supercell at the time. I can't see a tornado or funnel just magically turning into a downburst.
4. Where can I find photos taken (or video) of tornadoes that have occurred in the morning between 5:30 am to 9:00 am? I don't recall ever seeing any.
5. Largest sized High Risk area issued by the SPC based mostly or solely on tornado potential. I know that May 30, 2004 at 2000 UTC has officially the largest area covered but that was based more on wind and hail (it was 35% tor probs but I'm thinking more like 40%+). That outlook was also a revision to eariler ones, what about largest original outlook? I think it might be April 14, 2012.
6. A List of the Top 10 strongest tornadoes worldwide (or US)?
7. Fastest moving tornado and the exact supercell that was documented as moving 130 mph that I once read about. El Reno Tornado inspired.
8. Why do powerful tornadoes cycle at all if the environment is insanely perfect...what's the problem? I don't remember tornadoes on April 27, 2011 cycling.