Data for Meterology Project

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 9^th tornado, stayed in just the downtown area

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Pittsburgh)

·       June 2^nd 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 4^th 1878 tornado with June 1998 and January 9^th 1889

·       July 4^th 1878 caused great damaged but no fatalities

·       July 4^th 1878  great amount of rain and lightening

·       July 4^th 1878 warm and partly cloudy

·       July 4^th 1878 in the afternoon very destructive thunder, rain and wind storm then leads into a tornado

·       July 4^th 1878  2.8 inches of precipitation fell

·       July 4^th 1878 the countable cost was from fire due to the lightening and which was over 25,000 dollars in damage.

·       July 4^th 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**