TORNADOES
A tornado is like a big vacuum that sucks
up everything. Tornadoes are in the
shape of a funnel. Tornadoes are the
most dangerous natural disasters. A
tornado can do more damage than you can think of. A tornado has swirling winds reaching 550 mph. You can classify a tornado by its wind
speeds. Down below there is a chart of
the wind speeds of a tornado.
|
Classification |
Wind Speeds m.p.h. |
F1
|
40-72 m.p.h. |
|
F2 |
73-112 m.p.h. |
|
F3 |
113-157m.p.h. |
|
F4 |
158-206 m.p.h. |
|
F5 |
261-318m.p.h. |
|
F6 |
319-379 m.p.h. |
Tornadoes can do all sorts of damage. A tornado can knock over trees, flip trucks,
and tear up the ground. A tornado can
lift a house from its foundation and carry it to another city. In case of a tornado, while in your house,
hide in your basement. If you don’t
have a basement hide in your bathtub with a mattress over your head. If you are out on the road you should get
out of your car and hide in a ditch. If
you are near
A bridge, you should get out of your car and
hide under the bridge in the craves of were the ground and the bridge
meat. You and your family should have a
plan on where to go incase of a tornado.
Tornadoes mostly happen the southern areas of the US, down in Texas, New
Mexico, and South Dakota. Some people
have been sucked up into a tornado and were thrown one mile away. Some have survived a tornado, but others
weren’t so lucky. Tornadoes are very
dangerous, so always have a plan on where to go and what not to do.
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http://www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm
