Tornados By: Aleah   Andrew  Zoe

What is a Tornado?  A Tornado is a dangerous form of wind that spirals in a funnel shape. on the inside of a tornado, it is calm .            On the outside of a tornado, it is ruff .                                                          its speed can go up to 300 mph.                                                                              

Causes of Tornadoes A Tornado happens when warm, wet air meets colder air. Then there is a thunderstorm before the Tornado. A Tornado happens  also when wind blows in a storm.  Opposite winds create spinning inside a thundercloud. A funnel cloud drops from the thundercloud it touches down to become a tornado. Most places tornados occur are Australia, Europe,Africa,Asia and south America

Effects of Tornados There is nothing left and stuff everywhere. People  outside  can be injured. All of the below can be damaged: Houses, cars, trees,   powerlines,  roads, schools, parks, farms, stores, cities, neighborhoods ,  beaches .

TORNADO Survival Kit can opener canned food water bottles Light can opener canned food water  bottles backpack of clothing Matches first aid kit Food medicine

Interesting facts about Tornados Did you know that most Tornados are about 500 yards and 457 miles wide? Did you know that on 18,1925, the Tri-state Tornado spun through the states Missouri, Illinois and Indiana? It was on the ground for more than 3 hours and killed 695 people! All tornadoes form from thunderclouds. But not all thunderclouds make tornadoes.

Storm vocabulary Fire Tornado Funnel Cloud mesocyclone Water spout When fire and a tornado meet   the  tornado sucks it up and melts stuff  Funnel Cloud A rotating cone shaped column of air extending . mesocyclone It is a rotating vortex of air within a supercell thunder storm (a long lived thunder storm). Water spout A week tornado that forms over water