Tornados

1. Tornados By: Eric and Angela

2. About Tornados • Tornados form when warm air and cool air mix • Rising air may start to spin = funnel cloud • Funnel cloud touches ground= Tornado • Not all thunderstorms form tornados

3. Shapes of Tornados • Cylinder shaped • Long, skinny • Short, fat • Some people say it looks like head of anteater • Can be a few ft. across or as long as a mile

4. White Tornadoes • White tornadoes occur when storm • is over dust

5. Red Tornadoes • Red tornadoes occur when storm is over red dirt

6. Black Tornadoes • Black tornadoes occur when storm is over really dark brown dirt

7. Brown Tornadoes • Brown tornadoes occur when storm is over brown dirt

8. Predicting Tornadoes • We issue two main warnings: • Tornado watch and Tornado warning Tornado Warning

9. Tornado Alley • Area where tornadoes occur most often • Includes N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas Tornado Alley

10. Waterspout • Waterspouts are tornadoes over water • They can suck up aquatic animals including fish

11. Random Fun Facts • Tornadoes can smash cars, flatten homes, uproot trees • Sometimes people running for shelter suddenly find themselves naked • Once locomotive train was pushed 150 ft. (over 45 tons & brakes on) • Cows fly through air • Chickens can get deplumed • Random

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