Tordanos Day 1-Kathryn

Dear Uncle Sean,

We are expecting a big storm on the east coast. It must be different from the storms you get over on the west coast, but there is the possibility we might be getting a tornado. They are the most violent storms on earth. The tornadoes come from thunder storms. They are violently rotating columns of air and are tornadoes when they touch down to the ground. They start in what is called the updraft of a thunderstorm, then spin down. They don't know how strong or when the tornado will come but i am preparing for the worst. The tornadoes winds are what cause the damage, and also the debris they pick up and then drop down. Large hail is also very dangerous.

The speed of the tornadoes is ranked with the six tiered fijita scale. A weak tornado is an F0 or F1. These have winds form 40 to 112 miles per hour. Strong tornadoes are F2 or F3 and they have winds anywhere from 113 to 206 miles per hour. The extremely violent tornadoes are F4 and F5. They have winds exceeding 206 miles per hour and are the fastest and most dangerous tornados.

When a tornado is coming, the sky may get a greenish color and all the wind may stop alltogether for a second, then the tornado will start to form and touch down. Large hail that is around the size of grapefruits may also appear and can cause many damages and injuries. They are still trying to predict if one will come from this very big storm, and I am waiting for the possible tornado.

Sincerely, Kathryn