Why is the eye of a tornado calm?

The eye of a tornado isn't something that most of us see. Usually, if you see a tornado you go and hide. But let's look into the eye of a tornado. read more

It seems that a couple of people have -- a man in 1928 and another in 1943. We'll get to them on the next page, but first, let's get into these tornadoes ourselves and see what all the fuss is about. read more

Any vortex has “calm” winds at the center of rotation - this follows from the simple kinematics of a vortex, one example of which is a tornado. Note that the “calm” air in the eye of a moving vortex actually is moving with the speed at which the vortex as a whole is moving. read more

Tornadoes occur most often between 3 and 9 p.m. Three out of four tornadoes touch down in the United States. The forward speed of a tornado can hit 70 mph. Opening the windows of your home does not help the wind pass through -- it actually causes more destruction. 800 tornadoes a year are reported in the U.S. read more