Heather’s Part
Comparing Tornados:
June 2,
1998 vs. January 9, 1889
· January 9, 1889 tornado had 14 people die from this event over 85
people were injured
· June 2, 1998, no died few were injuried
· January 9th tornado,
stayed in just the downtown area
· June 2nd tornado did not
hit the downtown area, actually stayed west of the city
· The first time that Pittsburgh
received a direct hit was in January 1889 and the last was in June 1998.
· Both tornado had a lot of damage
associated with them
· Cost of damage over $13 million
dollars
· Both events happened in the afternoon
· Both tornados made people lose power
for two weeks
Now
comparing July 4th 1878 tornado with June 1998 and January 9th
1889
· July 4th 1878 caused great
damaged but no fatalities
· July 4th 1878 great amount of rain and lightening
· July 4th 1878 warm and
partly cloudy
· July 4th 1878 in the
afternoon very destructive thunder, rain and wind storm then leads into a
tornado
· July 4th 1878 2.8 inches of precipitation fell
· July 4th 1878 the
countable cost was from fire due to the lightening and which was over 25,000
dollars in damage.
· July 4th 1878 killed 7, 18 injured
Comparing
the Fujita Scale with the Enhanced Fujita Scale
The Fujita
Scale is a scale that rates tornado wind speed intensity and the damage they
cause. On February 1, 2007, the Fujita
Scale was revised to better reflect tornado damage examination and renamed the
Enhanced Fujita Scale. The new scale
accounts for wind speeds that are closely associated with storm damage and
modern structure design.
***NOTE TO HEATHER:
This image is an example and provides the correct information for both
scales. You don’t have to use this image
but it just shows the comparison between the two scales**
