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A tornado is a
Rapidly spinning tube
Tornadoes are sometimes called
twisters
The scale that measures tornadoes is...
Fujita Scale
The biggest tornado rating...
EF5
Most tornadoes have wind speed less than...
100mph
Extreme tornadoes can reach wind speeds of over...
300 mph
Most tornadoes travel...
a few miles
Big tornadoes can travel over...
100 miles
The USA averages around ____________tornadoes a year
1,200
True/False: The USA has more tornadoes than any other country
TRUE
Name 6 states in tornado alley
ND, SD, MN, CO, IA, NE, NM, OK, TX, WY, KS
Most tornadoes in the USA occur in...
Tornado Alley
An EFU rating means...
Unknown wind speed and damage
EF5 tornado....
highest rating, most damage, biggest
Tornado Warning...
A tornado has been spotted