Comments on: Tornado Truths: Test Your Tornado Knowledge. http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2009/05/11/tornado-truths-test-your-tornado-knowledge/ Weather, Gardening, Full Moons, Best Days and more. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Richard http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2009/05/11/tornado-truths-test-your-tornado-knowledge/#comment-33993 Richard Sat, 26 May 2012 18:01:49 +0000 #comment-33993 I personally survived the May third tornado which was the storm with the srongest winds ever recorded. At that speed it sounded more like a jet taking off to me. It is something that I would never foreget. You kow something though, I am not afraid of tornades at all. When you liove in Oklahoma most of you life it is something you kind of get use to.The reason why this part of the country is known as tornado alley is because we are close to the gulf and also close to the Rockies.
Warm moist air comes up form the gulf and cool dry air comes down from the rockies.
These air masses come togeather over North Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas thus we have tornades.

]]> By: robert young http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2009/05/11/tornado-truths-test-your-tornado-knowledge/#comment-12450 robert young Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:49:10 +0000 #comment-12450 i do not like TORNADO

]]> By: Rosemary Dias http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2009/05/11/tornado-truths-test-your-tornado-knowledge/#comment-6474 Rosemary Dias Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:44:07 +0000 #comment-6474 Very helpful information. I live in hurricane country but there have been tornadoes here on occasion. I actually witnessed two very strong tornadoes when I lived in Atlanta. I will never forget the sight of the tornadoes or the sound of the freight train. Very, very helpful information in this article. I didn’t know about the green sky. Going to share this with my friends every where.

]]> By: Sandi Duncan http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2009/05/11/tornado-truths-test-your-tornado-knowledge/#comment-6471 Sandi Duncan Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:53:12 +0000 #comment-6471 Thanks for your question Patricia,
According to some additional research the old theory was to keep windows open but NOW they are saying that windows should stay shut. Researchers realize that wind blowing into open, or broken, windows pushes up on the roof. At the same time, wind blowing over the roof is making it act like an airplane wing that generates a lifting force. If the roof lifts off, the walls can fall outward, making it look like the building exploded.

So it’s best to keep them closed.

]]> By: Patricia Sharr http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2009/05/11/tornado-truths-test-your-tornado-knowledge/#comment-6470 Patricia Sharr Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:24:35 +0000 #comment-6470 This is a nice article.Could be life saving!Is there a reason that the windows should not be opened?Ps I love this site.

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