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= Tornados = Eric and Maggie Red Class Introduction Tornados are a very dangerous form of nature. They consist of very stong gusts in counter clockwise rotation. Dangers The Dangers of tornadoes are lost of property, Debree, and even death. Tornadoes are capable of ripping houses off the ground and flinging them as debree. The smallest objecetcs such as a rock or nail can become very dangerous while flying around in the fast winds of the tornado. Another danger of tornadoes is that they can appear any where leaving not one place safe from them. Conditions of Formation Tornados are caused in warm,moist air in advance from cold fronts(1). Thunderstorms also cause tornadoes. However before the thunderstorms, a change in wind speed and direction occurs with increasing hieght creates an invisible horizontal spinning effect soon changing to vertical(1). They go through a process to get to the state of being a tornado. First to come is this change in wind speed and direction, second are the thunderstorms and lastly, hail. Historical Examples There was a tornado that occured in Pennsylvania and Ohio, May 31, 1985 in the late afternoon. It was 41 tornadoes that killed 75 people and injured 1,025. the total cost in damage was 450 moillion dollars(1). Another big tornado hit the Carolina's March 28, 1984 in the late afternoon. This one consisted of 22 tornadoes killing 57 people and injuring 1,248. The total cost in damage was 200 million dollars(1). = \ = [|click here][|for twin][|tornado video]

[|Click here for tornado game] == =Saftey and guidelines= To help prepare for tornadoes regularly listen to weather station broadcasts or watch the weather section of the news. This will, inform you on when a tornado is going to occur and the best ways to prevent injurys and deaths(1). The best way to be safe during a tornado is to go somwhere underground like a basment or a cellar. This will prevent the viloent winds from ripping your shelter off from the ground. The further you go underground the safer. If you are in a vehicle than exit imediatly. Staying in the car will allow the tornado to pick you up off the ground and throw you around. the best thing to do it to leave the car and look for a ditch and lie down next to it. Cover your face to prevent damage. Never try to out run the tornado or take refuge under a bridge, you are safer if you lie flat on the ground or look for a house with a basement or cellar(1).

Sources 1.NSSL, [|Tornadoes natures most violent storms] NOAA, FEMA, The American Red Cross, 7/20/09. 23 Nov,2010 < //http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html>// 2. [|Severe weather Tornadoes] NOAA,FEMA, The american Red Cross. 11/30/10, 25,Nov,2010  3.[|FEMA:tornadoes] The American Red Cross. 7/11/10, 25 Nov, 2010  4.[|usa today tornadoes] USA today. 9/12/06, 20,dec,2010  5.[|online tornado FAQ] Roger Edwards, storm prediction center. 12/7/10, 