Tornado: In the Eye of the Storm

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It reminded me of a story my dad told me while I was growing up. He grew up in Australia but moved to the USA for university, fell in love with my mother, and stayed. They were living in Kansas City at the time and there was a tornado warning. My parents shared a house with another couple, a man from New Zealand and an American woman from the Midwest like my mother. Right now, I feel like I am in the middle of a tornado. There’s been nonstop craziness and misfortune in my life since early summer. Loved ones ill, loved ones dead or dying, my own illness, trying to homeschool my child whilst also trying to run three different businesses whilst also trying to pursue my vocation (writing).

Eye of the Storm, a 2000 exhibition and book featuring the US Civil War drawings of Robert Knox Sneden The eye of a tornado is typically clear or filled with a light dust haze. The air pressure is significantly lower than in surrounding areas, which can create an odd, heavy feeling in one's ears, similar to the sensation experienced when changing altitude rapidly. The cast gives solid performances without being cheesy or over-the-top. They bring compelling compassion to their characters and are, at times, effortless to watch on screen.The entire hurricane rotates around the eye, and it is usually 20-60 miles in diameter. When this part of the hurricane hits land, it is the calmest area inside of the storm. In fact, people often think the storm has passed and go outside only to be caught by the approaching eyewall. Overwater, however, the eye of a hurricane is one of the most dangerous places to be. Eyes less than 10 miles in diameter are known as a pinhole eye. Often, a pinhole eye is associated with a powerful hurricane. Some of the most destructive hurricanes have had pinhole eyes, and major hurricanes are classified as Category 3 or stronger. We were doing about 620 miles-per-hour, 200 feet above the desert, in total darkness. Everything was running on rails as we approached the target. Then all hell broke loose. I remember the missile being fired at us; I broke left and shouted, “Chaff!” Tornadoes are violent and destructive windstorms that are characterized by a rapidly rotating column of air connecting the surface of the Earth to a cumulonimbus cloud. Most of us are familiar with the ferocity of a tornado's outer winds, which can reach speeds of up to 300 miles per hour, leaving a path of utter devastation in their wake. Yet, the interior of a tornado, known as the eye or the 'eye wall', presents an entirely different picture. Estranged from a mother who was never capable of loving them Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London and Dorothy, an impecunious French princess, attempt to reconcile with her. In doing so they are reduced from states of worldly sophistication to floundering life.

The 4:50 From Paddington . I read this for the #readmorechristie book challenge and #emmasbookishcorner challenge. The prompt for #emmasbookishcorner challenge was to read a book by Agatha Christie, and for #readmorechristie was to read one of her books featuring a female adventurer. I thought this one was perfect as you could consider there to be THREE female adventures in this book. The first is Mrs. McGillicuddy who witnessed the murder and tried to do something about it. The second is Jane Marple who heard about the murder from her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy. And the third is Lucy Eyelesbarrow who Jane Marple enlists to help her find the body and solve the murder. I read this once (or twice) before and though I was fairly certain I remembered what happened it was still an enjoyable read. Definitely at least a 4 out of 5 star read. For the first time in their lives, the meaning of compassion takes the children by surprise. During a ferocious storm Mrs Hunter finally dies, not through a withdrawal of will but by an assertion of it. In the process of dying she re-lives her experience in the cyclone. Standing on a beach, she is calm and serene as devastation surrounds her. If we placed cameras in the path of a tornado, they would either be damaged by the strong winds and swirling debris, or become so caked with mud and water that they wouldn’t produce any useful pictures. And of course, it’s not safe for humans to try to observe tornadoes at close range. It’s important to always seek shelter when tornado conditions develop. It's important to remember that these observations come from a limited number of survivors and storm chasers. Being inside the eye of a tornado is exceedingly dangerous and not something one should ever attempt. The sudden calm should not be mistaken for the end of the storm, as the deadly winds will resume as soon as the tornado's eye passes.

Generally speaking, the smaller the eye of the hurricane, the faster it spins. Think of a dancer spinning on the dance floor. A dancer will spin slower when their arms and hands are extended out. When the dancer pulls their arms and hands closer to their body, the dancer spins faster. It’s known as the conservation of angular momentum, and the same physics apply to hurricanes. A smaller eye typically means stronger winds. Hurricanes with pinhole eyes are most common in the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico.

The Eye of the Storm (1970 film), an American documentary by William Peters about Jane Elliott's classroom exercise "Blue eyes-Brown eyes" You can see why I barely read anything this month but as I’d like to continue with my end of month reading updates here is what I did read in September:Hurricanes consist of three major parts: the eye, eyewall, and rainbands. The eye is the calmest part of the hurricane, located in the center. Rain bands extend for hundreds of miles around the storm, carrying rain, clouds, thunderstorms, and sometimes tornadoes. This is the hurricane area that begins to move in a circular motion around the rest of the storm. The eyewall is closer to the center, which begins to form as the storm becomes more robust due to the formation of convection and upward-moving air. This eyewall is where the winds are strongest and heavy thunderstorms occur. In the very center of the storm is the eye of the hurricane. In fact, it is the formation of the eye of a hurricane that allows weather forecasters and meteorologists to determine that the hurricane is gaining strength. The eye appears clear with few clouds and has lower wind speeds than the rest of the hurricane. However, it is not as calm as it appears. I found the relationship/friendship of the helpful taxi driver and the little girl a very sweet relief — until the scene where she looks for her mum. That scene is quite harrowing. Some tornadoes have only one main funnel cloud. Others have multiple small funnels that rotate around each other. There are even tornadoes that don’t have a funnel cloud at all. As long as winds are rotating in a tight circle all the way from the storm cloud down to the ground, it’s a tornado, even if atmospheric conditions haven’t condensed water vapor in the air into a visible funnel. The children unite in a common goal — to leave Australia with their vast inheritance. Moving through Sydney’s social scene, they search for a way to fulfill their desire. Using the reluctant services of their family lawyer Arnold Wyburd, who was long in love with Mrs Hunter, they scheme to place their mother in a society nursing home to expedite her demise.