Urgent (school project deadline)

[Brandy456]

Ok i'm writing an essay due tomorrow and I really need to know this,

What time of day do tornados hit and why.

 

[slavetoabunny]

Tornadoes most frequently occur during the middle and late afternoon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado:

"Tornado occurrence is highly dependent on
the time of day, because of solar heating.[53]
Worldwide, most tornadoes occur in the late
afternoon, between 3 pm and 7 pm local time,
with a peak near 5 pm.[54][55][56][57][58]
However, destructive tornadoes can occur at
any time of day. The Gainesville Tornado of
1936, one of the deadliest tornadoes in history,
occurred at 8:30 am local time.[10]"

The numbers in brackets refer to references on
the Wikipedia page.

The later in the afternoon, the more convective
activity (warm air rising from the Earth's surface)
can occur from solar heating of the ground,
resulting in more frequent, larger, and
intense thunderstorms that can potentially result
in more frequent and intense tornadoes.

 

[naturestee]

Any time of day. It depends on the movement of the weather front that's causing it, not the time of day. I've seen tornados in the middle of the day and late at night. Thankfully I'm out of Wisconsin's tornado alley now- I grew up in the county with the most tornados.

P.S. Check Wikipedia for good info on lots of stuff.

 

[naturestee]

Ah, beaten! I didn't know that time of day actually factored in. I've been through a bunch at night. Sucks when you can't see the funnel cloud (or debris).

 

[Brandy456]

oh thanks! i tried wiki but there was soo much info it just confused me