Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Storms

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Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Storms By: Jonathan Gorski

Records The heaviest hailstone: 2.2lbs (that storm killed 92 people) (Gopalganj, Bangladesh) Hottest temperature on record: 136 degrees Fahrenheit! (Sahara Dessert) Coldest place in the world: Verkhoyansk, Russia. Can get below -96! Deadliest tornado: Killed 689 people! (Reached Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana) Largest snowflake: 15 inches across, 8 inches thick! ( Fort Keogh, Montana) Deadliest hurricane: killed 6 million people in Yellow River, China!

Storms And Their Power Wind blowing into a guy.

Eye Witness Other Books CONNECTIONS (TXT TO TXT) They describe how severe winds can get, like destroying a bridge! (The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State) Other Books I was reading a book about wind and I saw a picture where a guy was leaning into the wind because of The winds strength.

CONNECTIONS (TXT To Self) Self Known facts Lightning strikes to metal Self I have two metal poles in my shed in my backyard, and lightning struck them through the shed.

TORNADO FACTS Tornadoes are most common to happen around early summer. (May and June) but the worst is around April. Factmonster.com/spot/tornado1.html The area where tornadoes are most common is in Tornado Alley (obviously) which is part of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.-Wikianwers.com (“where in the USA are tornadoes most common?) Most tornadoes come from Cumulonimbus clouds, and rarely, a Cumulus cloud. Wikipedia.org (tornado) Tornadoes usually are about 25-45 mph, but can get up to 140 mph! Wikianswers.com The word tornado, came from the Spanish word “tornado” which means “whirl wind” wikianswers.com (where did “tornado” get its name?)

More… TORNADO FACTS! On the 3rd and 4th of April in 1974, nearly 150 (148 to be exact) tornadoes killed over 300 people reaching 13 different states! Factmonster.com/spot/tornado1.html Tornadoes have occurred in every continent except Antarctica. Wikipedia.org (Tornado) There are other things related to tornadoes like Dust devils. Wikipedia.org (Tornado) Tornadoes don’t last very long. There was one in ’77 that lasted over 7 hours but its very unlikely for it to last that long. Tornadoes by Michael Allabay They last (on average) for about 5 min. wikianswers.com

Even More Tornado Facts! Tornadoes mostly start around the equator. Wikipedia- tornado There are many types of tornadoes like: land spouts- Multiple vortex- Water spouts-

GUSTNADO Google images

Lightning Facts! The reason lightning strikes to metal is because metal is conductible (attracts heat well) Wikianswers.com “why does lightning attract to metal?” Just about 10% of people that are struck by lightning die, and the remaining 90% are brutally injured. Wunderground.com/health/lightning.asp Lightning can only go from a cloud to the ground.- wikianswers.com

Resources Eye witness by Google images (all pictures and gustnado) Wikipedia (Tornado) Factmonster.com Wunderground.com Wikianswers.com Tornadoes : by Michael Allabay

Bibliography www.Google.com/images (tornadoes) Eye witness: tornado and hurricane, by Jack Challoner (DK publishing) Wikianwers.com Wikipedia.org/wiki/tornado Factmonster.com- tornadoes Wunderground.com (lightning) Tornadoes by Michael Allabay