Talk:Tornado myths
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Talk:Tornado myths/Archive001 by HRS IAM 07:44, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What on earth?
this article is totally crazy. This article looks less like an encyclopedia article than anything I've ever seen on wikipedia. I'm adding a cleanup tag. john k 23:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
- I am removing the cleanup tag, because you don't know why you put the tag there nor have you made any positive contributions towards this article, but thank you for your time... HRS IAM 07:01, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
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- It IS written in a pretty unencyclopedic manner... --JD79 14:15, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tornadoes in urban areas
Urban Heat islands would seem to help dispel a tornado —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.74.81.82 (talk • contribs)
- This may be, but several tornadoes have hit major urban centers in recent history; that is probably untrue. -Runningonbrains 23:23, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
- Hehe, but "heat islands" occur over water...etc., etc., etc. --HRS IAM 07:02, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] F5s in Canada
There has never been an F5 in Canada, according to Environment Canada, Atlas of Canada, and the University of Nebraska. I was unable to find any sources supporting the claim, so I have removed the section. -RunningOnBrains 03:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Well, McGill University seems to think otherwise. They've classified this tornado as an F5. Powerpoint presentation, on Slide/Page 55. RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 22:05, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, it looks like there are conflicting sources on this topic, however, I am inclined to stick with the majority, not to mention the official agency (Environment Canada). -RunningOnBrains 00:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
- Of course. I just thought that McGill was a relevant and reputable source, and that i'd offer it for you (and others) to see. That's also why the Edmonton Tornado is listed in the Disputed category for the List of F5 tornadoes. I do think that Environment Canada is continuing to list it as an F4 to try to keep people from being afraid that Canada may be vulnerable to such powerful tornadoes (F5s)... besides, even a "Very Strong F4/Marginal F5" occurring so far north is very unusual, right? I think that may be a sign of Global warming (tornadoes happening further and further north than typically seen... RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 00:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
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- McGill University may be competing for "funds", be aware! HRS IAM 07:04, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
- There has now been an F5 in Canada. It occurred in the town of Elie, Manitoba, on June 22, 2007. Dndnerd (talk) 03:36, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Myth:tornadoes don't happen at night
I have never heard this myth before. Can anyone point me to a source? -RunningOnBrains 18:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Indeed; some of these myths are just dumb and I feel require some sort of source to prove people actually believe them to be true. Also some of the responses need to be edited... they look like they were written by someone with the educational level of a junior high student. 75.66.172.38 05:23, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
- OK, who cares, its just an IP not a wikipedia contributor. 2nd, it was a real myth, albeit old, that comes from NWS archives... -- HRS IAM 07:15, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] One of the links...
... May need to be removed. Underneath the first myth, the words 'special footage' are linked to the Andover Outbreak, but there's another link to that same article on that same line. Should that link be removed? Technical Wiz 23:57, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tornadoes in Antarctica
Have there been any confirmed tornadoes ever in Antarctica to add to the extreme latitude myth? What about in Siberia or Scandinavia?
Also the Sudbury tornado shouldn't be there; it is at about 46°30' latitude, which is about the same as southern North Dakota or central Minnesota, and certainly not far enough north to be out of tornado country (there could easily have been many strong tornadoes in the boreal forest that went unnoticed). CrazyC83 02:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
- No tornadoes in Antartica, according to sources I used for the tornado article (too lazy to look up which one, i think it was Science News). -RunningOnBrains 07:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Technically, you should throw out the "extreme latitude" idea due to geography...anywhere on the planet! -- HRS IAM 07:12, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tornadoes over urban areas
Can anyone find a link to Ted Fujita's vortex-chamber studies that indicated that if the surface is studded with tall, thin, rectangular boxes, it impeded vortex formation, but adding an insert with such boxes wouldn't disrupt an established vortex? (That was the basis of my earlier statement in the myths section that an urbanized area would be less likely to see a new tornado form within it, but wouldn't disrupt one that entered it from outside the area--but I've never been able to find that paper online anywhere.) Rdfox 76 15:17, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright infringements
I regret that I have just needed to revert a large portion of the existing article back to a much earlier version. All work since that time contained large amounts of text copied directly from [1]. That page is expressly "Copyright © 1999-2007 Alamance County Government. All rights reserved." I hope the non-copyright bits and pieces that were incidentally deleted in that process con be re-inserted if appropriate. Please do not recreate any of the copyright text. Tim Ross·talk 13:28, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
