Tornado 21
Tornado 21 : What is A Tornado? According to the Glossary of Meteorology (AMS 2000), a tornado is a violently rotating column of air, pendant from a cumuliform cloud or underneath a cumuliform cloud, and often (but not always) visible as a funnel cloud. Tornadoes are spawned from severe thunderstorms with winds that reach up to 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Tornadoes are a direct threat to life and property. When you think about areas that are high risk for tornadoes, Louisiana does not come to mind. In fact, Louisiana has had seven federal Disaster Declarations for tornado events since 1965. According to NOAA, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in United States history occurred in Louisiana and neighboring states during April 24-26, 1908. A number of violent tornadoes moved through parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, killing 324 people and injuring 1,652 others. The worst damage took place in Amite, Louisiana, where 29 people died
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