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Thunderstorms• Rain• Strong winds• Lightening: forms due to the
attraction of opposite electrical charges
• Thunder
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Thunderstorms• Thunderstorms arise when
air near the ground is strongly warmed and rises high into the troposphere.
• As the air rises, it cools and condenses, forming a towering cumulonimbus cloud.
• Eventually some of the cloud droplets become large enough to fall as rain.
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Lightning FormationLightning forms due to the attraction of opposite electrical charges
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Thunderstorms + Lightening
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Tornadoes
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Tornado Facts• A tornado is a rotating column of air attached to
a thunderstorm that comes in contact with the ground.
• Winds can reach 300 mph.• Can be more than a mile wide.
• Smallest. Shortest, and most violent storms.• Forms when a thunderstorm meets
high altitude horizontal winds.• Tornadoes are most common in N. America.• Can travel at speeds from 5mph - 70mph.
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Tornadoes and Hurricanes
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Tornado Strength• F-0: 40-72 mph
– chimney damage, tree branches broken
• F-2: 113-157 mph– considerable damage, mobile homes demolished, trees uprooted
• F-4: 207-260 mph– well-constructed walls leveled, cars thrown, buildings destroyed
• F-5: 261-318 mph– homes lifted off foundation and carried considerable distances, autos thrown as far as 100 meters
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States where most Tornadoes occur
1.Texas 6. Iowa2. Oklahoma 7. Missouri3. Kansas 8. Illinois4. Nebraska 9. Indiana5. Colorado 10. South Dakota
*Tornadoes have occurred in all 50 states
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F-0 Tornado Damage
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F-5 Tornado Damage• Greensburg, KS May 4, 2007
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2011
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2009 Tornado in Wyoming
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Tornado Alley
Area where tornados are seen the most in the United States