[Shotimes] (OT) Wilma Sets Barometric Pressure Record

[Ron Porter]

Well, I see Christina's point, which is also as I understand it. A tornado
is a mini-hurricane that happens over land. The hurricanes even generate
tornados in their path when they hit land. The "eye" of either of them is
really the same, just the size is different. It's a place of very low
barometric pressure.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kelley [mailto:mkelley1@gt.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:44 PM
To: 'Ron Porter'; 'Juillerat, Aaron J'; 'Shotimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] (OT) Wilma Sets Barometric Pressure Record

Not exactly true.  Tornadoes are highly localized storms whereas a hurricane
is massive by comparison.  The eye of a hurricane can be miles across and
the path of destruction can be hundreds of miles across (Rita caused
destruction from Houston all the way to New Orleans for example).  Tornadoes
by comparison a lot of damage in a very small area.  In fact, most
hurricanes will spawn tornadoes within the feeder bands as they come ashore.
Also, hurricanes don't have a funnel per se.  They have an eye with an "eye
wall", which is the area where the winds are the strongest.  With a
hurricane you don't see a distinct funnel like you do with a tornado.

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Christina Casselton
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:28 PM
To: Ron Porter; 'Juillerat, Aaron J'; 'Shotimes'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] (OT) Wilma Sets Barometric Pressure Record

Ron--I'm not sure where Aaron is located, but he might not know that
hurricanes and tornadoes are basically the same except for all the flooding
that occurs with a surge tide when the water hits land, but the "funnel" is
called a tornado or cyclone when it starts on land and a hurricane or
typhoon when it forms over water--and the events are basically the same
cause just different results--and the semispheres they occur on.

 

Christina

P.S.  I didn't know this when I was 20 and had lived my entire life in
California, eventhough I was well educated, until I moved and lived in South
Dakota and had to live through these types of events and learned more about
them, so that is the only reason the question seems more logical to me than
it might to you at this point in time, I mean no offense to either of you
here.


Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
That's where it's at as I described.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Juillerat, Aaron J
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:09 PM
To: Shotimes
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] (OT) Wilma Sets Barometric Pressure Record

What does the eye of a tornado drop down to?

-A.J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Porter [mailto:ronporter@prodigy.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 3:03 PM
To: Shotimes; V8List SHO
Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) Wilma Sets Barometric Pressure Record

FYI,

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051019/ap_on_re_us/wilma_lowest_pressure

882 millibars coverts to a barometer reading of 26.05!!

FWIW here's a useful converter that has a Pressure conversion table, among
other things:

http://www.convert-me.com/en/

Ron Porter
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