Are tall buildings/skyscrapers designed to withstand 200mph winds? This OK event is tragic and ever so often one of these touches down in the northeast..
Are tall buildings/skyscrapers designed to withstand 200mph winds? This OK event is tragic and ever so often one of these touches down in the northeast..
Yes they will withstand the wind, but the glass would blow out and shower a wide area and debris would blow through the building.
I believe there was a touchdown in a downtown area in Texas or maybe Utah a few years back where you could find some data.It wasn't a very strong one but it hit a steel structure building close to head on.
there are no tall buildings in 'nado territory. none that are important anyway
I think the one you're remembering hit downtown Fort Worth and blew out a bunch of windows on some skyscrapers.
A tornado hit downtown Atlanta in 2008. The tall buildings were fine structurally, but there were a lot of busted windows and other damage.
It has happened wrote:
A tornado hit downtown Atlanta in 2008. The tall buildings were fine structurally, but there were a lot of busted windows and other damage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Atlanta_tornado_outbreak
Watch the ESPN doc about the SEC tourney going on at the time. Incredible footage
The tall buildings in cities disrupt the air pressure/temperature down near the pavement. Usually tornadoes can't develop under these conditions.
Thundercats_GO wrote:
The tall buildings in cities disrupt the air pressure/temperature down near the pavement. Usually tornadoes can't develop under these conditions.
Bingo.
But they can develop outside the city and then head towards the city. See Springfield. MA 2011: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_England_tornado_outbreak
Here is video of the Fort Worth tornado is 2000. I had eaten at the restaurant at the top of the Bank One building about a year or two earlier.
Nashville TN downtown area got hit about 7 years ago. As others have said, lot of broken glass but no structural damage.
reed wrote:
there are no tall buildings in 'nado territory. none that are important anyway
Serious question: are you an idiot?
catparty wrote:
Thundercats_GO wrote:The tall buildings in cities disrupt the air pressure/temperature down near the pavement. Usually tornadoes can't develop under these conditions.
Bingo.
Isn't making up facts fun?
http://www.weather.com/news/debunking-tornado-myths-20130403?pageno=6aunt peg wrote:
catparty wrote:Bingo.
Isn't making up facts fun?
http://www.weather.com/news/debunking-tornado-myths-20130403?pageno=6
Oh yeah, I totally made that up. Sounded kind of smart, right? haha