Vocabulary
Precautions
History/Events
Locations
Misc.
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What is a tornado?
A tornado is a moving, damaging, vortex with rotating winds that often appears shaped like a funnel.
100
Should you be in your car if you are outside in a tornado warning?
No.
100
Which states did the Tri-state tornado go through?
Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana
100
Name a state in the high risk zone.
Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and/or Kentucky.
100
What is the scale that tornadoes are rated on called?
The Fujita Scale or the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
200
Name at least three different types of tornadoes.
Stovepipe, wedge, cone, rope, and waterspout.
200
What should you do in a tornado warning?
Get to shelter and make sure your family is safe.
200
What was the deadliest tornado in US history?
The Tri-State tornado
200
What risk zone is Madison, WI in?
The medium risk zone.
200
Name a storm chaser.
Sean Casey, Reed Timmer, and Tim Samaras.
300
What are the two kinds of super cells?
Low precipitation and high precipitation.
300
Name at least 5 things that you should put in a tornado kit.
Flashlight, food, blankets, water, extra clothes, etc.
300
What day was the first ever tornado emergency?
May 3rd, 1999 tornado.
300
Which zone has the most tornadoes?
The medium risk zone.
300
Which storm chasers were killed chasing a tornado?
Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young
400
What is a super cell?
A super cell is a system producing severe thunderstorms that has rotating winds and can produce hail and tornadoes.
400
Why should you unplug all electrical appliances during a severe thunderstorm/tornado?
Because they can electrocute you, due to lightning.
400
Which schools in Moore, Oklahoma were destroyed by a tornado on May 20, 2013?
Plaza Towers Elementary School and Briarwood Elementary School
400
True or False? Bismarck, South Dakota is in the medium risk zone.
False.
400
Which city gets the most tornadoes?
Oklahoma City, OK.
500
What is a virga?
Rain in a super cell that doesn't hit the ground.
500
If you are in a car and see a tornado off in the distance, what should you do?
You should drive away from the tornado at right angles, only if the tornado is VERY far away.
500
Where was the largest tornado ever, and how wide was it?
El Reno tornado, 2.6 miles wide.
500
Is Utah in the low or no risk zone?
Both, a small part of eastern Utah is in the low risk zone. The rest is in the no risk.
500
What two things did lightning strike survivors say they felt just before getting struck?
A metal taste in their mouth and their hair sticking up.
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