Tornadoes+&+Weather+Myths

  
 * __Tornadoes __**
 * **Jay Chow-Chinese**
 * **Tatsumaki-Japanese**
 * **Tronada-Latin**


 * **They are found most often in the United States eas of the Rocky Mountains during the spring and summer months, but can occur at any time.**


 * **In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.**


 * **They are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds up to 250 mph or more.**


 * **Damage paths can be in excess of 1 mile wide and 50 miles long.**


 * **Thunderstorms that develop in warm, moist air in advance of eatsward-moving cold fronts are what cause tornadoes.**

**__WEAK TORNADOES__ ** 
 * **69% of all tornadoes**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,22,177); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Less than 5% of all tornado deaths**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,22,177); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Lifetime 1-10+ minutes**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,22,177); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Winds less than 110 mph**

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 * __STRONG TORNADOES
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**29% of all tornadoes**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Nearly 30% of all tornado deaths**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Could last 20 minutes or longer**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Winds 110-205 mph**

<span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__VIOLENT TORNADOES __**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**2% of all tornadoes**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**70% of all tornado deaths**
 * <span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Lifetime can exceed 1 hour**

<span style="color: rgb(182,17,192); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**HOW TORNADOES FORM** __

<span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">__Weather Myths__ <span style="color: rgb(173,20,169); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ When a pig carries sticks around in its mouth to build shelter, precipitation will come. ~ When a cow lies down, bad weather is coming. ~ If a groundhog sees his shadow on Ground Hog Day (February 2), the weather will remain cold for six more weeks. ~When pine cones close, bad weather is coming. ~ A ring around the moon means rain or snow is coming. ~ Flowers of the morning glory and scarlet pimpernel open when it's sunny, and close when rain is due. ~The first frost in autumn will be exactly six months after the first thunderstorm of spring. ~Ditches and manure piles smell stronger just before it rains. ~Red skies in the morning sailors take warning, Red skies at night sailors' delight. ~ Rainbows in the morning, gives you fair warning. ~ When stars begin to huddle, the earth will become a puddle. __<span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tornadoes Myths: __ ~Open windows before tornadoes to equalize pressure. ****<span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">~ <span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The low air pressure around a tornado will make buildings explode. ~ Areas near Mountains, Rivers, and lakes are safe.

__WORK CITED__ ** [|www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html] <span style="display: block; color: rgb(168,16,164); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> [|**http://library.thinkquest.org/3805/myths/myth.htm**]

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