The strongest tornadoes are in the USA. Every tornado is distinctive. Tornadoes usually occur around 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. In Oklahoma cattle were swept.

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By: Ellie, Justin, and Elizabeth TORNADOES

The Winds of DeathTwister Funnel Cloud Waterspout

NicknamesWhat is a Tornado?A tornado is a violent rotating column of air thats on the ground.

The strongest tornadoes are in the USA.Every tornado is distinctive.Tornadoes usually occur around 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.In Oklahoma cattle were swept up in a tornado carried across the country and set down unharmed.The word tornado is from the Spanish word, tronada.Some people back in the old days thought dust devils were ghosts.A strong tornado can pick up a house.Tornadoes can turn small objects to missiles.Each year lots of people die because of tornadoes.A tornados color usually matches the ground color.Some tornadoes are invisible.You would have to wait 1,400 years to be struck by a tornado.Tornadoes have killed more people than hurricanes and floods.

Tornado Facts

Tornado Records In US In the year 2003 there were 1,378 tornadoes.The Tri-State Tornado killed 689 people in 3 hours.The Waco Tornado demolished 200 buildings and damaged 400 F5.

Deaths from TornadoesIn a year, about 100-150 people die from tornadoes.

Fujita Scale

Our Pictures!!!

Elizabeths PhotoEllies PhotoJustins Photo

IF YOU SEE THIS: Be Alert!

A greenish black color in the skyA strange silence after a thunderstormFast and rotating cloudsA noise like a waterfallA funnel shaped cloud

SAFE PLACES TO GO

Basement!!!

Ditch!!!

Shower!!!

Bathtub!!!

Hallway!!!

Center of a room!!!

CreditsJustin - slidesEllie - slidesElizabeth - slidesMrs. Baugh pictures and supervising

THANK YOU MRS. BAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!