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Texas Aggie Rodeo Club Page 8/The Battalion/Wednesday, April 4, 1984 sponsoring an NIRA RODEO April 5,6,7 7:30 pm Snook Rodeo Arena Tornadoes Warm weather phenomena form nature’s most violent storms Jun ofL Beer, Hamburgers, & Tough Rodeo Action By KARI FLUEGAL Reporter May 18, 1902 — Tornado hits Goliad, killing 114 people. May 11, 1953 — High winds and a tornado go through Waco, killing 114 people. MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society MSC OPAS Prospective Member Orientations Monday April 2 Rudder 502 7:00pm Wednesday April 4 YOU MUST ATTEND ONE MEETING. Applications may be picked up from Jody in the Student Programs Office, Room 216 MSC. For more information call Tad Pruitt at 260-4789, Barbara Ramage 260-0951, or Arlene Manthey 845-1515. May 11, 1970 — A Tornado killed 26 in Lubbock, and left $ 135 million damage. April 10, 1979 — Killer tor nado rips through Wichita Falls, resulting in 45 deaths and $250 million damage. Tornadoes. They strike, vir tually without warning, and leave homes wrecked and lives ruined. Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Wind speeds in the top-like funnel, though never actually measured, are es timated at more than 200 miles per hour. By contrast, hurri cane winds are seldom more than 120 mph. Tornadoes are caused by in stability of the air when a warm moist air mass collides with a cold dry mass, Walter Henry, professor of meteorology, says. “When a rapid adjustment is made to make the air stable, the result is this type of storm,” Henry says. Although tornadoes can oc cur during any month of the year, the Texas tornado season runs from April to June with the heaviest activity in May. Weather experts report that thoughout the United States the month of April averages 107 tornados. May averages 155 and June averages 144. “Tornadoes are usually a United Pr SAN AN 1 Tuesday he: ions in whicl (escribed str fied womai lumping he igeiown in The 47-ye cused of ki ppingand r Ilio had nev Although pi of two Tex£ Lucas’ first c; I Ifconvicte sentence of | Defense c Standing oby the conlessio I “I got to :ople don’t ucassaid di nfession h bunty Sher Aug. 2, 1983 Defense c jinbotham ; _fcssion at t Photo by DEAN Stitt ody was f Rosebud Police Sgt. John L. Lansford walks through the debris of a ware house that sustained damage from a tornado that touched down there March 23. No one was hurt in theiii' cident. The Association Former Students Spring Senior Induction Banquets Monday Tuesday, April 9, TO, 1984 6:30 p.m. MSC Rm. 224 All May gradiate are invited to attend. Complimen tary tickets will be available April 3, 4, & 5 in the lobby of the Forsyth Alumni Center. This is your invitation to attend the formal induction of all Class of '84 Graduates. TICKETS GIVEN ON FIRST COME — FIRST SERVED BASIS warm weather phenomenon,” Henry says. Texas leads the United Slates in the tornado count with an av erage of about 120 tornadoes per year. Texas is second to Ok lahoma for having the highest average number of tornados per square mile, Henry says. The most active area is in Ok lahoma, just east of the Texas border. In Texas, the most ac tive area is between Wichita Falls and Dallas but the coastal area between Houston and Cor pus Christi gets a number of small tornadoes. “We are pretty, fortunate in this area,” Henry says. “We don’t have a great number of tornadoes around here.” The last tornado which re sulted in a major amount of damage in Brazos County was Nov. 19, 1983 in the southern part of the county, says Jake Canglose, county director for the Brazos County Emergency Preparedness Program. The tornado struck south west of Millican near the Allen Farm headquarters. The tor nado, which was on the ground for little less than a half mile, in jured five people. The prelimi nary estimate of the damage BRAZOS % VALLEY GOLF DRIVING RANGE was more than $1 million, Can glose says. “We may be prone to small tornadoes but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a big one,” he says. The first tornadoes of 1984 hit Normangee and Palestine on Feb. 11. Between warm air coming up from the Gulf and the cold air coming down from the north, Texas is an ideal place for tor nadoes to form, Henry says. In 1983, Texas had five tor nados in January, seven in Feb ruary, 24 in March, one in April and 62 in May, which resulted in five deaths. There were 35 tornadoes in June. Hurricanes, which are more familiar in southern Texas, also usually have tornadoes asso ciated with them. Hurricane Beulah in 1967 had more than 100 tornadoes accompanying it. The largest tornadoes are quarter-mile wide with winds about 300 mph and land tracks 100 miles long. Only 2 percent of all tornadoes are killer torna does, Henry says, but those tor nadoes cause 80 percent to 90 percent of the fatalities. The smallest tornadoes are usually 20 yards wide and stay on the ground for only 100 yards. Of all tornadoes, 90 per cent fall into that category, he says. Tornadoes always are pre ceded by thunderstorms. A darkening sky, a loud roaring noise and hail also signal the possible approach of a tornado. Most tornadoes occur in the late afternoon. Canglose advises listening to the radio and television for® rent tornado watches and wr ings when conditions for to® does are f avorable. A tornado watch means® ditions are favorable fonk formation of tornadoes, ku tornadoes have been spotted tornado warning means thl tornado has actually Ixti spotted and those in the tornado should takeii® diate cover. Tips for action during alt nado include taking cover itiii center of a building away ft* late 35. He ,ucas to stop Lucas des litchhiker n ating at a t ingsex with He said windows and glass, possibly members derneath something, andav« ing wide expanses like gymiut urns and shopping malls, fe tornado related deaths c House Rule caused by flying debris, Heti says In the past, people werei i on three- ion plan, b otes also vised to open the window! their homes to reduce press® New research demonstffl that “embo that the winds whirling insi the house results in the hosl exploding more often thandtJ Hoi war United P WASHIh pludget Co antes Jone: val of the fiscal 1985 c ecord” hon ecess. Jones, 1 fers adoptio lassed budg the pressure. omic polio fl The Bu Another mistake many[» igg billion pie make when dealing witlu approaching tornado is tW! to out run it in a car. In the 1979 Wichita Fallsll nado, eight of the fatalities^ people trying to out run the® nado. Their house was unscathed. If caught in the open,fi low spot, such as a ditch ori pending wants, cut 3 nestic spen tillion in ta> Under tf is-you-go” ncreases w< or any incn some social ] The Rule i, pression, and cover die he* nap strateg Do not seek protection in a cat, “Don’t treat any toraai lightly,” Henry says. “Jusl® good judgement.” Mon.-Fri. 12-9pm Sat. 10am-9pm Sun. 1pm-8pm 696-1220 East Bypass and Hwy. 30. Service Road Going South - % miles. : Increase predicted : in teaching demand United Press International AUSTIN — Texas’ commis sioner of education told legis lators Tuesday the state’s bur geoning birth rate will require an increase of 14,000 new tea chers a year at a time when Texas colleges are turning n* fewer and fewer teacher gri uates. Texas schools of educaii graduated just 9.000 teacheti* 1983. 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