Tornadoes

looks like a funnel with the fat part at the top. Inside winds may swirl up to 200 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

If The National Weather Service forecasts that a tornado MAY develop later...

• They release a Tornado Watch

• They release a Tornado Warning

• They will ask people to evacuate their homes

• They will send meteorologists into the storm to study it

When someone has seen a tornado or radar detects one, the NWS issues a

• Warning

• Watch

• Danger Report

• Evacuation Notice

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

During which months are tornadoes more common?

• April to June

• July to September

• November to January

• February to March

Where do tornadoes more often occur?

• in the central and southeast United States

• In the north and west of the United States

• In the east and south of the United States

• In the northwest and southwest of the United States

Which city has been struck by tornadoes the most?

• Oklahoma City

• Miami

• Los Angeles

• Atlanta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Inside a closet

• A mobile home

• A car

• Under a tree

Tags

NGSS.3-ESS3-1

NGSS.4-ESS3-2

Why should you stay away from anything metal—faucets, radiators, metal sinks and tubs, during a tornado?

• Because when there’s a tornado there can be a lot of lightning

• Because metals do not conduct electricity

• You don't have to. There isn't lightning during tornadoes