Tornado Basics
This is a rapidly rotating column of air
TORNADO
Most tornadoes form from this type of Thunderstorm.
SUPERCELL.
What is the strongest and most common type of Tornadoe
SUPERCELL Tornado.
This scale is used to rate tornado strength.
Enhanced Fujita Scale.
This US region has the most tornadoes.
Tornado Alley.
Tornadoes usually extend from this type of storm.
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM
This ingredient involves winds changing speed and direction with height.
WIND SHEAR.
This weaker tornado forms without a mesocyclone.
LANDSPOUT
THe EF scale measures tornadoes based on this.
DAMAGE
Name one state commonly found in Tornado alley.
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska.
Tornadoes often appear as this shape in the sky.
FUNNEL SHAPED CLOUD.
Wind Shear first creates this type of spinning air motion.
Horizontal spinning tube of air.
A tornado that forms over water is called this.
WaterSpout
An EF 1 tornado causes this level of damage.
MODERATE DAMAGE.
A loud sound like this can be a tornado warning sign.
FREIGHT TRAIN ROAR!!!
A tornado becomes official when the funnel does this ?
Touching the ground.
This rotating updraft forms inside a supercell thunderstorm
Mesocyclone
This tornado has several smaller funnels rotating inside of it.
MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO
Wind speeds of 166-200 mph correspond to this EF rating.
EF4
During a tornado warning, you should go to this part of your house.
Basement, or interior room on the lowest floor.
Tornadoes can last from seconds to over this amount of time.
Over an HOUR
A tornado forms when this cloud reaches the ground.
Funnel Cloud.
This type of tornado is defined by where it forms rather than its strength.
Waterspout.
This EF rating has wind speeds over 200mph.
EF5
Tornadoes can occur on every continent except this one. (Least # of tornadoes)
Antarctica.