33 people were injured in a tornado in Inner Mongolia. Were there any precautions before?

There should be no preventive measures before the accident, of course, this is not because we don't pay enough attention to it. This is mainly due to two reasons. First, tornadoes are rare in China. Tornadoes usually occur in the United States, but also in the southeast coast of China, and less inland. This tornado attack in Xilamuren Town, Damaoqi, Inner Mongolia, is the first time since the local meteorological record. Secondly, due to the characteristics of tornadoes, it is difficult for us to predict them.

Inner Mongolia was hit by a tornado today, which caused serious losses, injured 33 people and touched the hearts of the people all over the country.

First, let's briefly introduce the formation of tornadoes. After shaking the beverage bottle, it is not difficult to find that when the water in the beverage bottle is poured out, small eddies will be formed, and tornadoes are physically similar to these eddies. So a tornado can be simply understood as being formed in this way. Of course, its mechanism is much more complicated. Tornadoes usually occur in tropical and temperate regions. Although there are some in China, they are few and small, generally in the southeast. It happened suddenly in the inland of Inner Mongolia, and it is understandable to be unprepared. But we should pay more attention in the future, and we should not take it lightly just because it is inland. ?

Secondly, the problem of tornado prediction. Theoretically, tornadoes are as predictable as the weather. However, China's mesoscale observation network is not complete enough, and only tornadoes can be accurately observed within 30km, thus being released ten minutes in advance. Moreover, this is only observation, not prediction. Tornadoes have the characteristics of fast moving speed, great destructive power and short duration, so it is very difficult to predict and can only be observed. Usually tornadoes come to expect the unexpected, which is difficult to predict.

However, we should not be too afraid of tornadoes. After all, the probability of a tornado in China is relatively low. Even if you are unfortunate enough to encounter a tornado, remember to build a solid building on the ground. Tornadoes move at a speed of 40-50km/h, and they can still hide as long as they are carefully observed.