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The strength of a tornado is determined in the aftermath by examining the damage done by the storm. This is used to provide a wind speed estimate and give the tornado a rating on the Enhance Fujita scale from EF0 at the weakest to EF5 at the strongest.
Tornadoes are detected through a combination of doppler radar and weather spotters. Radar can detect the wind velocity signature of a tornado's vortex, but visual confirmation is needed to confirm that a tornado has touched down as radar usually cannot scan the lowest portions of a storm.
Tornadoes on the long term by analyzing certain weather conditions such as temperature, dew point, wind shear, and whether or not any storm systems are present. This cannot tell where a specific tornado might hit, but it does say what regions might see tornadoes in the following hours or days. On the short term it is possible to scan a thunderstorm with doppler radar and determine whether or not it might produce a tornado.
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Can a tornado be detected?
Yes. The rotation of a tornado can be detected using doppler radar. Additionally, many tornadoes can be seen with the naked eye.
What type of radar is used for detecting tornadoes?
Tornadoes are detected using Doppler weather radar. In recent years some of these radars have been upgraded with dual-polarization to further aid in detectng hail and tornadic debris.
What instrument detects tornadoes?
Tornadoes are most often detected by doppler radar, which can measure wind velocity from a distance. However, one limitation is that radar cannot tell if a tornado is actually on the ground; that usually requires visual confirmation.
Will there be a tornadoes in Unionville tonight?
Unfortunately, it is impossible to predict a tornado in advance. Warnings have a lead time measured in minutes.
How high can a large tornado lift objects?
Doppler radar has detected debris being carried as high as 20,000 feet by very large, violent tornadoes.
How are flash floods measured detected and forecasted?
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How are flood measured detected or forecast?
Floods are measured by the height the waters reach. They are Detected my using "Gages" they are forecasted by gathering all the data and putting it into one big piece of information.
How is a sandstorm forecasted or detected?
Sandstorms can be detected and measured with the meteorological tools. They use radars, sightings, and can determine just how the weather around them are exceeding to a SEVERE WEATHER. This can cause destruction to the human society etc.
Can a tornado be detected?
Yes. The rotation of a tornado can be detected using doppler radar. Additionally, many tornadoes can be seen with the naked eye.
Do tornadoes have a scale?
yes, they are measured by the Fujita scale.
What instrument can detect a tornado?
Tornadoes are usually detected using Doppler radar.
Are tornadoes able to detect?
No. Tornadoes are not alive, nor do they have any sensory abilities. A tornado is, in simple terms, a vortex of wind. Tornadoes however cab be detected, primarily by Doppler radar.
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Are tornadoes measured by the fujita scale?
Yes by scale Ef0 to Ef5
Is measured using the Enhanced Fujita scale droughts floods hurricanes tornadoes?
The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to rate tornadoes.
Are there going to be anymore tornadoes in Perth in winter 2012?
That is impossible to predict. Tornadoes cannot be predicted in the long term. Lead times in forecasting tornadoes are measured in minutes, not months.
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