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[ info ]: introduction - tornado tales - what is a tornado? - surviving the storm - inside the eye - waterspouts - causes of tornadoes - the mesocyclone - tornado strength - light and sound - tornado behavior - prediction - preparation - prevention - in the future - references - glossary...
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library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tornadoes/causes...
library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tornadoes/causesoftornadoes.shtml
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NOAA NWS, FEMA, and American Red Cross tornado safety and tornado preparedness guide ... MYTH: The low pressure with a tornado causes buildings to "explode" as the tornado passes overhead. FACT: Violent winds and debris slamming into buildings cause most structural damage.
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www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/
www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/
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What causes a tornado? ... Tornado safety ... ; TOPICS: what causes a tornado? | measuring tornadoes | tornado safety | what if you're in your car? | tornado links;
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skydiary.com/kids/tornadoes.html
skydiary.com/kids/tornadoes.html
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Find out nature's recipe for creating a tornado and why the United States is the tornado capital of the world. ... Recently, several tornado warnings and one tornado have hit our area. What is the recipe for a tornado? The ingredients are: a big thunderstorm; winds blowing from opposite directions; and a strong updraft.
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www.pa.msu.edu/~sciencet/ask_st/081397.html
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What causes a tornado to form - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... Scientists believe a vertical wind sheer (wind that changes direction with height) causes the tornado to begin spinning. Most tornadoes spin cyclonically but a few spin anticyclonically. Most tornadoes in the United States form in a section of...
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www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question70275.html
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Storm Rotation and Tornado Formation; How does a tornado form? Below is one example of how a ... Rain causes a downdraft because it is cooler than the warm rising air. As an ordinary thunderstorm matures the falling rain cause more down drafts, and finally begins to negatively affect the updraft that builds the storm.
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www.tornadochaser.net/tornado.html
www.tornadochaser.net/tornado.html
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USATODAY.com Latest News ... A basic guide to what causes tornadoes ... The National Weather Service defines a tornado as "a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and pendant from a thunderstorm." In other words, a thunderstorm is the first step in the creation of a tornado.
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www.usatoday.com/weather/wtwist2.htm
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