Question
The TORRO scale, which measures the strength of these phenomena, simply involves doing basic arithmetic on the Beaufort wind scale. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these violently rotating columns of air, whose strength is measured by the Enhanced Fujita scale. These phenomena occur frequently in a namesake “Alley” of the central US.
ANSWER: tornadoes [accept twisters; prompt on whirlwinds or vortex or vortices or funnel clouds]
[10m] Many tornadoes form in the mesocyclones that characterize these massive rotating thunderstorms which contain a persistent updraft.
ANSWER: supercells
[10h] Supercells are usually found alone, instead of in a line along a cold front with this name. A sudden increase in wind speed that lasts longer than a gust has this name.
ANSWER: squall [accept squall line]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 12.22 | 100% | 22% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 38% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 13.64 | 100% | 36% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 12.22 | 100% | 22% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |