A map visualizing the number of people who died in tornado "All Killer Tornadoes Since 1950"

The other day,A tornado of the strongest class ever in Oklahoma attacksIt is "All Killer Tornadoes Since 1950" which mapped the visitor's visually easy to see where, where · on what scale the tornado that hit the United States after 1950 years occurred.

Map charts killer tornadoes in U.S. since 1950. - Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/05/map_charts_killer_tornadoes_in_u_s_since_1950.html

The map of All Killer Tornadoes Since 1950 looks like this.


Tornado is a phenomenon that is not familiar to me in Japan, but in the United States it has occurred 722 times a year on average from 2005 to 2012. In terms of the newest oneA tornado struck Oklahoma State on 20th May 2013, 24 people died and the total damage amounted to more than 1 billion yen causing a catastrophe.

ByJuergen Pohl

The tornado that hit Moore in Oklahoma is EF 5 rank. As for how strong this is "Strong buildings are also peeled from the foundation and become squashed, automobile-sized objects flying over the sky over 100 meters like a missile, heavily damaged buildings made of reinforced concrete, high-rise buildings also have a structure An unbelievable phenomenon occurs, such as great deformationThat thing.

ByDVIDSHUB

The tornado that hit Oklahoma State is marked with a green circle on the map. This map will give you an idea of ​​where the damage of tornadoes occurred, when, where, and how big the damage occurred.


On the up, the date of occurrence, the number of dead, and the rank of the tornado are marked, and further the tornado's orbit is marked with a line.


If you hover over the other circle ...


this isA gigantic tornado that occurred in Joblyn, Missouri, on May 22, 2011It is understood that the rank was F5 and the number of dead was 158 people.