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StormMembers:Carter,Logan,James,Prithika,Charlotte,Liam,andNate
Whatisthedefinition?
Abigviolentrotatingcolumnofveryfastmovingair
Whatarethewarningsigns?
1. Veryfastspiralwinds.Soitoccurswhenathunderstormhappensanditsoundslikea
trainoranairplaneroaring.
2. Lowairpressure
3. Verybigthunderstorm/supercellthunderstorm.
4. Anairhornwillblowwhenthereisatornado.
Whataresomesafetytips?
1. Gotoabasement.
2. Gotothelowestplaceyoucanfindandonemorethingmakesurethereareno
windowsnearby.
3. Staylowandcoveryourhead.
4. Gointoaroomwiththickwallsandnowindows.
5. Ifyoureoutsidegetintoalowlyingspot.
6. Practicebeforethestormlikeafiredrill.
7. Havesafetyfood.
8. Donthideunderatree.
9. Dontgonearwater.
10. Wearahelmetandshoesafteratornado.
11. Donthideinacar!
12. Stayinsidethewholetime.,
13. Dontstayoutsidetowatchatornado!
Howisthestormformed?
1. Fromthunderstorms.
2. Whenhotairandcoldairmix.
3. DryaircomesfromCanadaandthemoistaircomesfromGulfMexicoandtheymix
intoatornado.
Whereisthestormformed?Why?
1. Inthetornadoalley.Causethatiswheretheyareformed.
2. TheGreatPlains.
3. OverlandWarmairmixeswithcoldairfromCanadaoverthegreatplains.
4. InthecentralpartoftheUnitedStatesiswheretornadoesareformedbecause
therearenomountainsandhills,thereisjustflatland.
5. Tornadoescanformanywhereintheworld.
6. Mosttornadoesformfromthunderstorms.Awallcloudisanabruptloweringof
arainfreecumulonimbus.
7.TornadoalleybecauseitsclosetoCanadaandtheGulfMexico.Thedryairand
themoistairaremixing.
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Whataresomeinterestingfactstoshare?
1. Tornadoesaredangerous.
2. Windspeedsover200mphcancauseincredibledamage.
3. TheTriStateTornadothattravelledthroughpartsofMissouri,IllinoisandIndianain
1925leftapathofdestructionover219miles(352kilometres)long.
4. TheTriStateTornadowasthedeadliesttornadoinUShistory,killing695people.
5. Onethunderstormcancreateafamilyoftornadoes.
6. Waterspoutsaretornadoesthatformoverabodyofwater.
7. GroupsoftornadosareVERYdangerous.
8. Sometornadoesarestrongerthanhurricanes.
9. Firespoutshappenwhenatornadopassesoverafire.
10. 3EF5tornadoeshappenedin2daysin2011!!
11. Morethan500tornadoeshappeninTornadoAlleyeachyear!!!
Thisisafirespout!