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	Myths and Misconceptions about Tornadoes
		The tornado began at the south edge of Webster Grove and as it passed through the middle of the city, its path widened from 100 to 600 yards.
		One by one, the myths that particular towns are protected have fallen by the wayside.
		The truth is that the part of the home towards the approaching tornado (often, but not always, the southwest) is the least safe part of the basement, not the safest.
	www.tornadoproject.com /myths/myths.htm (3079 words)

	Tornado myths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the case of the Andover tornado footage, it was discovered that the tornado did not pass directly over the bridge, but instead over the ground slightly south of the bridge and camera crew, exposing them to much weaker winds.
		During the Super Outbreak, the Guin tornado crossed Monte Sano mountain (1,650 feet) and gained in intensity as it descended the mountain.
		Tornadoes formed elsewhere in West Virginia, western Virginia, southwestern North Carolina, and north Georgia - regions of four states that are in the ranges of the Appalachian mountains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tornado_myths (930 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tornado
		A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
		Tornadoes develop from severe thunderstorms, usually spawned from squall lines and supercell thunderstorms, though they sometimes happen as a result of a hurricane.
		Tornadoes normally rotate in a cyclonic direction as the warm air thunderstorms usually form in sweeps north and jet streams come from the west, creating a situation in which the storms rotate.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tornado (1825 words)

	Articles - Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tornadoes are known for being extremely destructive and are usually visible due to water vapor from clouds and debris from the ground.
		Tornadoes normally rotate in a cyclonic (counterclockwise) direction in the northern hemisphere, as the warm air in which thunderstorms usually form sweeps north and jet streams come from the west, creating a situation in which the storms rotate.
		Tornadoes do occur throughout the world as well; the most tornado-prone region of the world (outside North America), as measured by number of reported tornadoes per unit area, is the Netherlands, followed by the United Kingdom (especially England).
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Tornado (2706 words)

	Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes
		In the 1950s, there were 18 tornadoes that killed 18 or more people.
		In the 1960s, there were 12 tornadoes that killed 18 or more people.
		In the 1970s,there were 11 tornadoes that killed 18 or more people.
	www.tornadoproject.com /toptens/toptens.htm (244 words)

	Tornado Information, Tornado Myths - weather.com
		Beyond the mistakenly-held belief that tornadoes occur only in "tornado alley," the corridor that runs north from Texas to Nebraska, there are many misperceptions about these storms.
		The best place to be during a tornado is generally in the southwest corner of the basement.
		A waterspout is a type of tornado that forms on water, and tornadoes that form on land can cross bodies of water such as rivers and lakes.
	www.weather.com /ready/tornado/myths.html (394 words)

	City of Rolla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Myth: Low pressure with a tornado causes building to "explode" as the tornado passes overhead.
		Myth: Windows should be opened before a tornado to equalize pressure and minimize damage.
		Tornadoes can occur at all hours, but they are most likely to develop between 3-7 p.m., when the weather is hottest.
	www.rollacity.org /police/tornado.html (559 words)

	Read about Tornado myths at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Tornado myths and learn about Tornado myths here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While tornadoes are frequently coincident with lightning, the hypothesis that electromagnetic phenomena (plasmoid phenomena) may generally or wholly induce large-scale tornadoes is not widely accepted by others in the field.
		This neither confirms nor denies the existence of plasma in a tornado or as a tornado progenitor.
		Sensational footage taken by a television crew hiding from a tornado under an overpass helped to convince many that bridges are good shelters when a tornado is nearby.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Tornado_myths (628 words)

	The Storm Cellar
		In Tornado Alley, a storm cellar is a safe place to shelter if there is a tornado--but on our site it is just a place to find some pretty cool stuff.
		All three have interesting stuff, but we will be adding to them as we are inclined and as we get new ideas.
		All content, text, and graphics on these pages are the property of The Tornado Project and may not be reproduced, electronically or otherwise unless specified.
	www.tornadoproject.com /cellar/cellar.htm (106 words)

	Five Common Tornado Myths Demystified - Project Impact - City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Myth #1 - The southwest corner of a basement is the safest location during the passage of a tornado.
		Homes that are in the path of tornadoes traveling from the southwest tend to shift to the northeast and the unsupported part of the house (the southwest comer) then falls into the basement.
		Myth #5 - Highway overpasses are a safe place to shelter if you are on the road when a tornado is coming.
	www.cityofcapegirardeau.org /comdev/drc/tornadomyths.htm (722 words)

	Tornado - Storm Chaser and Weather Information
		Tornado damages over 100 homes in Florida on Sunday.
		What you should do to prepare for a possible tornado strike on your home and family.
		When you are out chasing tornadoes you will run into many different chase vehicles.
	www.tornadochaser.com (71 words)

	tornado myths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There are various myths out there right now about tornadoes and what you should do if you are caught in one.
		The truth is that when a tornado is near, you should seek shelter and leave the windows alone.
		As I stated on my Tornado Safety page, it is best to get to the most interior part of the house putting as many walls as possible between you and the outside.
	snrs.unl.edu /amet351/kroenke/tornadomyths.html (693 words)

	Tornado Myths
		A tornado is an unpredictable storm, you don't know which direction its going to go or how fast it is moving.
		If you're in your car and a tornado is near, get away from the car and lie in a ditch or low area, protecting your head with your hands.
		Emporia was free of damaging tornado's until June 8, 1974 when a tornado killed six people and destroyed $20 million worth of property on the northwest side of the city.
	members.nckcn.com /mcem/tmyth.htm (664 words)

	Tornadoes
		Tornadoes are most often spawned by giant thunderstorms known as "supercells." These powerful, highly organized storms form when warm, moist air along the ground rushes upward, meeting cooler, drier air.
		The conditions that lead to the formation of tornadoes are most often met in the central and southern U.S., where warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cool, dry air from the Rockies and Canada.
		This area, dubbed "tornado alley," extends roughly from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians, and from Iowa and Nebraska to the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/tornado1.html (444 words)

	Tornado myths: tornadoes: office of emergency management: departments: City of Fort Collins
		Tornado myths: tornadoes: office of emergency management: departments: City of Fort Collins
		In the late 1980's, a tornado swept through Yellowstone National Park leaving a path of destruction up and down a 10,000 ft. mountain.
		MYTH: Windows should be opened before a tornado approaches to equalize the pressure and minimize damage.
	www.ci.fort-collins.co.us /oem/tornado-myths.php (133 words)

	tornadoes... Nature's most violent windstorm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
		Tornadoes in the winter and early spring are often associated with strong, frontal systems that form in the Central States and move east.
		Tornadoes are most common to the right and ahead of the path of the storm center as it comes onshore.
	www.nssl.noaa.gov /NWSTornado (2305 words)

	tornado-myths
		Tornadoes are the number one weather killer in the U.S. 1960-1996 total fatalities: flash floods: 4629; lightning: 3221; tornadoes: 2734; hurricanes: 1104).
		It is assumed that since the number of days with tornadoes is NOT increasing nor are the larger tornadoes increasing in number, just the smaller ones, that the increase might be the result of better reporting of the smaller tornadoes).
		Tornado damage is caused by rapid reduction in pressure (leave windows open as tornado approaches).
	www.hprcc.unl.edu /nebraska/tornado-myths.html (786 words)

	Times Record News: News
		The tornado that struck southwest Wichita Falls on April 10, 1979 dispelled that myth.
		Tornadoes always occur on late afternoons in the spring.
		But tornadoes are on record in very state, in every season, at all times of day.
	web.trnonline.com /weather_guide/myths.htm (352 words)

	"Tornado Myths vs. Facts" - May 2002 Staying Well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the 1980s, for instance, a tornado passed through Yellowstone National Park, leaving a path of destruction up and down a 10,000-foot mountain.
		Low pressure within the tornado causes buildings to "explode" as the tornado passes overhead.
		When a tornado is approaching, building windows should be opened to equalize pressure and minimize damage.
	www.bestofhealth.com /pvgh/Previous/May02/tornado.html (112 words)

	Livingston County Michigan - Emergency Management - Severe Weather Awareness Week 2005
		Tornadoes generally travel from the southwest and at an average speed of 30 miles per hour.
		The average Michigan tornado is on the ground for less than 10 minutes and travels a distance of about 5 miles.
		A tornado warning is issued by the local Weather Service (NWS) office whenever a tornado has been sighted or NWS Doppler Radar indicates a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado.
	www.co.livingston.mi.us /EmergencyManagement/SEVEREWEATHER2005.HTM (1893 words)

	Tornado Myths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Seeing that I live in tornado alley these are a few things I would like to know.
		My thinking behind this is, if a tornado can throw a car into a tree it should have any problems opening (breaking) a windows.
		The one people refer to as proof of it being safer under the bridge is of a weaker tornado.
	community.discovery.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/9701967776/m/6371967897/xsl/print_topic (949 words)

	Tornado myths - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Tornado myths - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Tornadoes have become a source of some persistent myths.
		Tornado myths, Bridges provide safe shelter, Houses explode due to pressure differential, Tornadoes are attracted to trailer parks, Seek the southwest corner of a building for protection, Tornadoes cannot cross rivers, Tornadoes get stopped by terrain, See also, External links and Tornadoes.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Tornado_myths (951 words)

	Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tornado damage is caused by the combination of high wind speeds and flying debris, NOT by a rapid reduction in pressure.
		First of all, a tornado with high speed winds mixed with flying debris will likely put enough holes in a home or building to allow any pressure discrepancies to be equalized.
		A small number of weak tornadoes (F-0 and F-1) are able to rotate counterclockwise and sometimes small and very rare tornadoes can switch from counterclockwise to clockwise.
	www.sunysuffolk.edu /~wadse01/tornmyths.html (535 words)

	TORNADO MYTHS
		The best place to go during a tornado is in a center room of the basement, like ones that are usually found under the stairs that lead down to the basement.
		Tornadoes can't cross water or where rivers meet.
		Tornadoes have made damage paths up and down the side of 10,000 foot mountains, in Wyoming so the hills in eastern Kansas will not protect you.
	www.tornadochaser.com /myths.html (294 words)

	Tornado Safety
		The chances that a tornado will strike a building that you are in are very small, however, and you can greatly reduce the chance of injury by doing a few simple things.
		If a tornado "warning" is issued, it means that a tornado has actually been spotted, or is strongly indicated on radar, and it is time to go to a safe shelter immediately.
		A family in the April 8th, 1998 tornado in the Birmingham, Alabama area survived because a hutch toppled and was held up by the dining room table they were under.
	www.tornadoproject.com /safety/safety.htm (2200 words)

	Emergency Preparedness
		If you're in a mobile home when a tornado watch is announced, leave and go immediately to a safe structure, or be prepared to take cover in a low area, covering your head and the back of your neck.
		A tornado is unpredictable; you can't know which way it's going to go, or how fast.
		If you're in a car and a tornado is near, get away from the car and lie in a ditch or low area, protecting your head with your hands.
	www.stjamesla.com /James/Torr2.htm (357 words)

	TORNADO MYTHS
		The southwest corner of a basement is the safest place to go during a tornado.
		The best place to go during a tornado is in a center room of the basement, like ones that are usually found under the stairs that lead down to the basement.
		Tornadoes have made damage paths up and down the side of 10,000 foot mountains, in Wyoming so the hills in eastern Kansas will not protect you.
	www.cyberlodg.com /mattdennis/ktc/myths.html (294 words)

	Tornado Safety - Project Impact - City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tornadoes are formed by severe thunderstorms, most frequently in the spring and summer.
		Tornadoes are most likely to happen in the late afternoon on hot spring or summer days.
		A tornado is erratic and may change directions several times while you are trying to outrun it.
	www.cityofcapegirardeau.org /comdev/drc/tornado.htm (579 words)

	Twisters @ theIndependent.com: Tornado Myths and Facts 10/08/98 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Myth: You can outrun a tornado in a car or be safe by staying to its right.
		By the time a tornado warning is issued, it could be too late.
		Myth: The best place to be during a tornado is in the southwest corner of a building.
	theindependent.com /Twisters/Stories/myths.html (229 words)

	Lecture 36
		F0 and F1 tornadoes are classified as "weak" and account for about 69% of tornadoes observed annually in the United States.
		The total number of tornadoes is believed to be about 1000, although some recent studies suggest that as many as another 1000 go undetected or unreported.
		This is due largely to advances in technology that allow meteorologists to spot tornadoes or likely tornadoes in time to warn communities in their paths.
	lasp.colorado.edu /~atoc1050/lectur36.htm (1024 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His Tornado Project Online is the most complete source of tornado information on the Web.
		The Tornado includes a great deal of history, both of tornadoes themselves and the growth of tornado science, including the role of tornado chasers in advancing scientific understanding.
		Tornado myths are debunked with facts, and we see how much scientists have yet to learn about what causes tornadoes to form and act as they do.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/wbooks.htm (2863 words)

	Tornado myths - Topic Powered by Groupee Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I was often told that if there's a tornado nearby, you should open all the windows in your house.
		Of course, if the tornado actually hits your house, there's no helping you, but this is for a nearby tornado.
		I know Discovery has shown a couple of different specials concerning tornados including an episode that showed one man that was **ed out from an underpass and carried a short distance before the tornado** released him.
	community.discovery.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/9701967776/m/765108383 (540 words)

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