TORNADOS

DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS

• Strong winds
• Spins fast
• Winds can reach 300 miles per hour

WHERE DOES IT HAPPEN

• Middle of the United States
• Tornado Alley
• Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and South Dakota

WHAT MAKES IT DANGEROUS

• People have been hurt by things flying in the air
• Many people have been killed

HOW DO WE STAY SAFE?

• The safest place is a basement or a storm cellar
• Shelter right away
• At school go out to the hallway and cover your head

HOW DO WE PREDICT THIS KIND OF WEATHER ?

• Check the weather reports
• The reports will tell you if a tornado is coming
• The sirens will sound

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT A TORNADO

• In Asia, in 1989, a tornado killed 1,300 people
• More than 12,000 people were hurt
• About 80,000 people lost their homes
• It took years to rebuild