Categorias: Todos - intensity - tornadoes - formation - prevention

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GESTIÓN DE LA CONVIVENCIA ESCOLAR

Tornadoes are powerful and destructive weather phenomena that can occur in various parts of the world, though they are most common in specific regions. These violent storms form under certain atmospheric conditions, usually involving severe thunderstorms where warm, moist air meets cooler, dry air.

GESTIÓN DE LA CONVIVENCIA ESCOLAR

GESTIÓN DE LA CONVIVENCIA ESCOLAR

Learn more about hurricanes and tornadoes, the areas of the world they affect, how they are formed and when, and what you can do to survive such an extreme storm.

Topic principal

Tornadoes

Examples

Tornadoes that have been known throughout history

Tornado name

Damage

What were the damages caused by it?


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Where

Where did it occur?


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When

When did it take place?


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What to do?

Research on the emergency procedures and safety tips that can keep you safe before, during and after a hurricane. Type in several of them.

Safety tips after the tornado

List several safety tips that will help you cope with the situation after the tornado has left your area.

During

List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will keep you safe during a tornado.

Before

List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will prepare you for a tornado.

How do tornados form?

Tornadoes are the most violent storms on Earth

Watch the video then type in a short explanation of how the tornadoes are formed.

Formation
Tornado Intensity Rating System

The classification system for tornadoes is called The Fujita Scale (or F scale), and it's an F0 to F6 categorization of the tornado's intensity.

Each category expresses the intensity in miles per hour.

Example: category F0 (40–72 mph; includes damages to trees, chimneys, and billboards).

Type in the other 5 categories.

Category
What time of the year do the tornadoes occur?

Tornadoes can occur almost all over the world, but US's unique geography makes it the ideal place for their development.
Type in the tornado seasons in the United States, taking into account the
Southeast and Northern Plains regions.

Tornado season
Areas of the world most affected by tornadoes

Which are the areas/countries of the world hit most frequently or severely by tornadoes? Choose from the options below or add your own.


North AmericaEuropeSouth AfricaPhilipppinesBangladeshNew ZealandSouth AmericaCanadaOther
What are tornadoes?

Tornadoes are local storms of short duration (this ranges between 5 and 10 minutes) formed of winds that rotate at very high speeds, usually in a counter-clockwise direction.
A tornado's characteristics: