Florida Tornados and storms: how to prepare and what to do

Orlando, Fla. – – The FOX 35 Storm team has shown Sunday, March 16, as a storm warning day because storms, strong thunderstorms and tornados have potential for storms.

In the next few days there is the potential for storms in the southeastern parts of the United States, including Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. On Sunday, this storm threat extends in both north and central florida.

Since tornados are one of the most important weather effects, you can prepare and what you can do to ensure that both you and your family remain safe.

What is a tornado? How dangerous is it?

What we know:

The National Weather Service (NWS) calls Tornados “the most violent storms of nature” and defines a tornado as “a violent rotating air column that touches the ground that is usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm”.

According to NWS, tornados are produced from powerful thunderstorms, and they can cause deaths in seconds and devastated a neighborhood.

Winds of a tornado can reach 300 miles per hour, and according to weather officers, the damage paths can be over a mile wide and 50 miles long.

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Hail is also very often near Tornados, since the NWS are formed the “strongest thunderstorms, which are formed by the spawns from the spawns under atmospheric conditions, which are also very likely to cause hail”.

While some tornadoes are clearly visible, rain or nearby clouds can cover up with low slope from others.

Tornados develop extremely quickly and can dissolve as quickly. The NWS says that most tornadoes are on the floor for less than 15 minutes.

Weather officials said that the wind can die in front of a tornado and the air can become very quiet. A cloud of rubble can mark the location of a tornado, even if a funnel is not visible.

According to the NWS, tornados usually appear near the subsequent edge of a thunderstorm, and it is not unusual that a clear, sun -coated sky takes place behind a tornado.

How often are tornados in Florida?

Local perspective:

The NWS says that every state has a certain risk of a danger from a tornado.

This year Accuweather predicted around 1,300 to 1,450 tornados in the USA

This is slightly above the historical average of 1,225 tornados, but far below the Tornado number of previous years of the preliminary number of tornados in 2024 of 1,855 tornados.

But how often are tornados in Florida? The Fox 35 meterologist Noah Bergren says that tornados and heavy thunderstorms in the state are more common than some people recognize.

In fact, Florida has a higher frequency of Tornados per 10,000 square miles than in any other state.

The strongest Tornado in Florida was in April 1966. He killed 11 people and injured around 3,350.

“They occur; they are not uncommon here,” said Bergren. “However, strong tornadoes are less common.”

Bergren said that Tornados are less likely in the summer months from around May to October. He said that this was mainly on less cold fronts and fewer temperatures.

From November to April, Tornados is usually more common in Florida. Bergren said this is because the jet stream is closer, gives more temperature collise and more cold fronts.

Tornado Watch vs. Tornado Warning: What is the difference?

Grab deeper:

Tornados are violent rotating air columns that typically extend from a thunderstorm to the ground.

You can form everywhere, at any time and reach wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, enough to damage houses and buildings, turn around cars and turn daily rubble into deadly rockets.

Tornado Watch: A Tornado watch is exhibited when there are heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes POSSIBLE In and near the watch area. This does not mean that a tornado will occur. It only means that it is possible according to the national weather service.

Tornado warning: A tornado warning is exhibited when a tornado is Immediately imminent. If a tornado warning is issued, they are immediately looking for safe protection.

How likely is a tornado threat on Sunday?

What you say:

The meteorologist Brooks Garner from Fox 35 Storm Storm Team said when the system moves into central florida, the Tornado threat will move with it.

“The winds will switch from floor to the south on the floor to the west to the west to Jet Stream and generate a rotation in the air column from floor to 30,000 feet,” said Garner. “This means that thunderstorms that enter the orange region can turn. This means that some tornadoes are possible.”

Garner noticed that this would probably not be the big tornadoes that can often be seen in the middle of the country.

However, every tornado can life, property and threaten property.

Where is the safest place in your house during a tornado?

What you can do:

If a tornado warning is issued, search for protection immediately. Although there are none complete During a tornado, some locations are much safer than others.

Find the most interesting space in your house or building, e.g. B. a closet, a bathroom or another room. Stay away from windows and doors.

Go under something stable for additional protection, such as: B. a heavy table or a workbench. If possible, cover your body with a blanket, a sleeping bag or a mattress and protect your head with something available – even your hands.

When you're outside, go in immediately. Do not stay in a mobile home that was manufactured before 1976.

Don't try to escape a tornado in your vehicle – this is the least desirable place that can be during a tornado. Cars, buses and trucks can be easily thrown by Tornado -Wind.

Tornado security tips: Here is something to do

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