Tornadoes and Prep

What looks like a violent spinning funnel cloud and winds that can reach between 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 into splinters

• Bring many inches of snow

The strength and severity of a tornado is measured by

• a timer

• the Enhanced Fujita Scale

• the extreme fujita scale

Which means a tornado is definitely going to hit?

• Tornado Warning

• Tornado Watch

If you hear a tornado warning... MARK ALL THAT APPLY

• Go to the storm shelter

• Go to the basement

• Get under a heavy work bench

• Go to a closet on an inside wall, a bathroom, or hallway on the lowest level of the house

Where do tornadoes most often occur in the United States?

• tornado alley

• hurricane lane

True or false: tornadoes don't occur in Canada.

• True.

• False.

Which of these is a safe place when a tornado hits?

• Inside a closet

• A mobile home

• A car

• Under a tree

If a tornado strikes, you should...

• find an open space outside.

• go to the highest point of your house.

• hide inside a heavy car.

• go to the lowest level or basement of a house.

What is a tornado made of?

• Dust, dirt, air and water droplets

• Air

• Clouds and dust