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Scary tornadoesBy Lucy taus
What is a tornadoA tornado is a funnel cloud that spins
from a thunder storm. When the funnel cloud reaches the ground it is called a tornado. A funnel cloud forms when hot humid air and cold dry air meet it makes the funnel cloud. The funnel cloud spins until it reaches the ground it is called a tornado.
Windy facts about tornados• Sometimes a tornado can be called a
twister• An area that is really flat with a lot of
tornados is called a Tornado Alley• When it is very hot, humid, and
windy then it is possible for a tornado to happen
• The most powerful tornados happen in the United States
How tornados formTornados form when cold and dry
comes from one side and hot and humid air comes from the other side. When those two types of air meet, it makes a funnel cloud and when the funnel cloud reaches the ground it is called a tornado.
Types of tornadoes
There are other types and sizes of tornadoes. Tornadoes can be really big. There is only really big tornadoes in Tornado Alley. Some tornadoes can be really small and last for a minute and do no damage at all. There are a lot of small tornadoes in places that aren’t flat.
Tornado alleysOklahoma, Florida, Texas, and
Kansas are some places that have Tornado Alley. A Tornado Alley is a really flat place with a lot of tornados. If you live near a tornado alley, then make sure that you have a plan for what to do in an event of a tornado.
Tornado damage Tornadoes leave a trail of damage
destroying everything in it’s trail.
Big tornadoes
Hail stones
Some tornadoes hold hail stones.
Bibliograhy • http://tornado-facts.com
http://tornado-fact • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencef
acts/weather/tornado.html
• http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-tornados
Tornadoes big and small