Basics
Define what a tornado is.
A very destructive violent funnel shaped vortex of doom.
True or False. A tornado can appear anywhere in the world.
True.
The direction most tornadoes travel.
Southeast to northeast.
The most destructive tornado in history.
The Tri-State tornado.
A tornado forms by..
A tornado can form during a thunderstorm where a rotating updraft meets a rotating down draft.
The average width of a tornado?
500 ft across.
The time of day is a tornado MOST likely to occur.
Between 3 and 9 pm. But they can occur anytime.
The three states the Tri-State tornado traveled through.
Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
Signs that can suggest a tornado.
A dark greenish sky and large hail in absence of rain and a funnel cloud.
The amount of people who die a year from the impact of a tornado.
Up to 60 or 80 people pear year.
True or False. A tornado can appear in the middle of winter?
True.
The number of people that were injured during the events of the Tri-State tornado.
2,027.
The safest place to be during a tornado.
Basement.
The height of an average tornado. (Hint: Between 1000-3000 ft.)
2000 feet tall.
How fast can a tornado travel across the ground.
The average speed is 30 mph but can get up to 70.
What day in March did the Tri-State tornado occur on?
March 18, 1925.