Tornadoes

_Monsoons and tornadoes_; some places at the tropic become warmer when the sun is vertical than at the line; hence the air ascends, supplied on one side by the north-east winds, and on the other by the south-west; whence an ascending eddy or tornado, raising water from the sea, or sand from the desert, and incessant rains; air diminished to the northward produces south-west winds; tornadoes from heavier air above sinking through lighter air below, which rises through a perforation; hence trees are thrown down in a narrow line of twenty or forty yards broad, the sea rises like a cone, with great rain and lightning. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)

The highest risk of tornadoes is east of the Bay, although warnings for doppler radar indicated tornadoes were issued for parts of Anne Arundel and Calvert county at 3: 57 a. m, and parts of St. Mary's and Calvert county at 6: 20 a.m. and have since expired. ❋ Jason Samenow (2010)

It should be noted, however, that even with modern radar technology detecting more minor tornadoes that could be detected in prior decades, the number of F2-to-F5 tornadoes in other words, all but the very weakest of tornadoes has similarly been declining since the mid-1970s. ❋ James Taylor (2011)

The filming of tornadoes, which is what some crews do exclusively, can serve some purpose related to entertainment, education, and perhaps even the collection of scientific knowledge. ❋ Paul Yeager (2011)

The tornadoes were the second in a wave of severe weather to affect the southern United States this month. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In " Twister Season Proves Deadliest Since 1953 " U.S. News, May 24, the Journal calls tornadoes unpredictable and implies there is nothing to be done. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The tornadoes were the ninth and 10th to hit New York City since 1950, according to the weather service. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I say name tornadoes after men -- is that so wrong? ❋ Unknown (2009)

WOLF: And, you know, Betty, it's that thing, it's that stuff, the debris that gets picked up by these tornadoes, that is your big killer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

More likely, the tornadoes are the result of the age-old Pacific phenomenon known as La Niña. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In 2003, 2002, and 2000, we had tornadoes, which is quite a difference from the years previous. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Models have simulated tornadoes, which is different, but not predicted them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

You know as the tornadoes are really dying around the landscape, the ones that popped up or at least the ones that have not been confirmed, but the flooding is certainly widespread especially as we mentioned just moments ago in parts of the Ohio Valley, into northern Kentucky as well as Indiana. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Now, you see a very interesting pattern here, which is first of all, two things are vastly over-estimated, namely tornadoes and fireworks; two things are vastly underestimated: dying by drowning and dying by asthma. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Some insurance policies even refer to tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes as “acts of God.” ❋ DR. JERRY JONES (1997)