I Survived Five Epic Disasters, #6 The Henryville Tornado, 2

Normally, the meeting of two extreme weather fronts cause a thunderstorm, but in rare case they explode into more savage storms called

• earthquake

• hail storm

• hurricane

• supercells

Select all that are true...

• Tornadoes can strike anywhere on Earth.

• All twisters begin over a hot body of water.

• 80 percent of all tornadoes happen in Japan.

• Antarctica is the only place a tornado would never occur.

On March 2, the National Weather Service warned that severe storms where heading toward the Henryville region.

• True

• False

The tornado was over the school for less than___________. In that time, it almost completely destroyed the school.

Before the students of could leave the school sirens begin to blare because.......(check all that describe the 2nd problem).

• A second tornado was upon them.

• It was packed with enormous hailstones.

• It was much stronger than the first tornado.

• It threw bowling balls at them.

How many people died because of the Henryville Tornado?

• 0

• 1

• 5

• 300

This statement describes which of the deadliest tornadoes?

The two tornadoes merged into one massive twister..

• Tri-State Tornado, 1925

• Natchez,Mississippi of 1840

• Tupelo, Mississippi of 1936

• Gainesville, Georgia of 1936

The most powerful tornado can reach wind speeds upto..

• 170 mph

• 60 mph

• 70 mph

• 300 mph