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Welcome to Weather Wiz Kids®. I'm Crystal Wicker, a television meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world ... ; Weather Wiz Kids® Store; T-Shirts & Tornado Tubes; A great gift for your weather enthusiast!
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Tornado picture taken on February 11th, 1999. Location unknown. Found in National Oceanic ... Tornadoes form sort of like this....A thunderstorm forms, and it has conditions that are very violent. They start to develop near low-pressure areas of the high winds. The warmer air moves upward and the cooler air downward.
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library.thinkquest.org/J003341/naturaldisaste/tornado.h...
library.thinkquest.org/J003341/naturaldisaste/tornado.htm
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When most people here the words "tornado" or "cyclone" you can be positive that one thing would come to their mind: ... Tornados are started in thunderstorms, and if the right conditions occur one or more tornados can spin out from one thunderstorm. There is 3 conditions that are required for a thunderstorm to start or occur.
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www.usd250.k12.ks.us/greg_lopez/weather/tornado.html
www.usd250.k12.ks.us/greg_lopez/weather/tornado.html
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For a tornado to start, two air masses must meet, a lower one containing warm, humid air and a higher one containing cool, dry air. ... In this region, the two major air masses necessary to start a tornado meet: dry cool polar air from Canada and humid warm air from the Gulf of Mexico. An average tornado lasts only 10...
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www.pa.msu.edu/sciencet/ask_st/093092.html
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Tornado Formation, Tornado Genesis. Important Tornado Facts Available Here! ... Storm Rotation and Tornado Formation; How does a tornado form? Below is one example of how a typical tornado may form. There is still much we don't know about tornadoes, but this gives you a good idea of how they might form under these conditions.
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www.tornadochaser.net/tornado.html
www.tornadochaser.net/tornado.html
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7. What is the fastest, most damaging tornado ever? ... 9. Can a tornado occur at night? ... 12. How does a tornado start?
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www.rivervaleschools.com/schools/holdrum/WebQuests/Torn...
www.rivervaleschools.com/schools/holdrum/WebQuests/Tornadoes2.htm
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Illinois' capital was hit hard twice in 24 hours, first by a tornado and then strong wind early Monday that blew debris through the city. Power lines were down across ... "You start getting stronger low-pressure systems, and they're able to bring in stronger south winds, which tend to bring up more moisture.''
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www.livescience.com/environment/060313_tornado_start.ht...
www.livescience.com/environment/060313_tornado_start.html
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allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience ... Being the Cup holders of the annual traditional season opener, Tornado who got a bye to the quarterfinals stage, will have the psychological edge and swagger but will be wary of the potential Rounders threat.
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allafrica.com/stories/200805050808.html
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Jim Reed and his wife are professional tornado chasers, so I'm sure they know what they're doing. ... Seen one start like that before. That was awesome! ... You can see this same tornado start like this.... over and over and over and over and over etc... etc... etc....
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www.metacafe.com/watch/256820/tornado_start/
www.metacafe.com/watch/256820/tornado_start/
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