Tornadoes

looks like a funnel with the wide part at the top. Inside winds may swirl up to 300-325 miles an hour!

• Hurricane

• Lightning storm

• Tornado

• Blizzard

A tornado could... MARK ALL THAT APPLY !!!

• flatten homes and buildings

• throw cars and trucks through the air

• shatter mobile homes

• Bring many inches of snow

If The National Weather Service forecasts that a tornado MAY develop later but they are not sure...

• They issue a Tornado Watch

• They release a Tornado Warning

• They will ask people to evacuate their homes

• They will close all stores and hospitals

When someone has seen a tornado or radar detects one, the National Weather Service (NWS) issues a:

• Tornado Warning

• Tornado Watch

• Danger Report

• Evacuation Notice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

if you hear a tornado warning...

• Go to a storm shelter or safe spot

• Go look outside to see if its true

• Call your local news station to let them know

• Go to the grocery store to make sure you have enough milk, eggs and TP

Where do tornadoes more often occur?

• Tornado Alley

• Tornado Central

• Blizzard Island

• Canada

Which city has been struck by tornadoes the most?

• Oklahoma City

• Miami

• Los Angeles

• Atlanta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When is tornado season

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

This scale is used to measure tornadoes

• Saffir Simpson

• Franklin

• Fiji

• Fujita

What is a tornado made of?

• Dust, dirt, air and water droplets

• Frozen water droplets or snowflakes

• Water from the ocean

• Just air