2. SEVERE STORMS II Chapter 19 Test 5 material End

3. TORNADOES ARE RAPIDLY ROTATING WINDS THAT BLOW AROUND A SMALL AREA OF INTENSE LOW PRESSURE DIAMETERS ARE BETWEEN 300-1800 FEET BUT SOME ARE ONLY A FEW FEET WIDE TO MORE THAN ONE MILE WIDE

4. 90% OF THE TIME THEY MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BUT THEY CAN COME FROM ANY DIRECTION GROUND SPEEDS CAN BE OVER 80 MPH BUT OFTEN ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE

5. LAST ONLY A FEW MINUTES HAVE PATH LENGTH OF ABOUT 4 MILES DEADLIEST TORNADOES OCCUR IN FAMILIES

6. SUPER OUTBREAK 1974 XENIA, OHIO 148 TORNADOES LASTED 16 HOURS 13 STATES 307 DEATHS

7. TRI-STATE TORNADO MISSOURI-ILLINOIS-INDIANA OCCURRED IN 1925 WITH 7 TORNADOES 695 PEOPLE WERE KILLED SOME TOWNS WERE WIPED OFF THE MAP

9. TORNADO ALLEY IN CENTRAL PLAINS TEXAS OKLAHOMA KANSAS NEBRASKA MISSOURI

10. WHEN DO THEY OCCUR? 3/4 OCCUR FROM MARCH TO JULY 4PM TO 6PM IS PRIME TIME WHEN SURFACE AIR IS MOST UNSTABLE CAN OCCUR ANY DAY OF THE YEAR AND AT ANY TIME

11. TORNADO WINDS CAN: DESTROY BUILDINGS UPROOT TREES PICK UP OBJECTS DRIVE OBJECTS THROUGH METAL OR TREES CAUSE CHICKENS TO LOSE THEIR FEATHERS

13. MYTH OR FACT? OPEN WINDOWS CLOSE WINDOWS LEAVE WINDOWS ALONE

14. MYTH OR FACT? GO TO SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BASEMENT GO TO ANY CORNER OF THE BASEMENT GO TO THE CENTER OF THE BASEMENT

15. MYTH OR FACT? DRIVE YOUR CAR AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE STORM TO ESCAPE A TORNADO DRIVE STRAIGHT TOWARD THE TORNADO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR AND GET INTO THE NEAREST DITCH

16. SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? MOBILE HOME? (BYE, BYE, MISS AMERICAN PIE) MALL? GYM?

17. FUJITA SCALE F0 = 40 -72 MPH F1 = 73-112 MPH F2 = 113-157 MPH F3 = 158-206 MPH F4 = 207-260 MPH F5 261-318 MPH

18. INTERACTIVE TORNADO CAN YOU GUESS THE FUJITA NUMBER & WHEN WILL THE COW FLY THROUGH THE AIR? http://whyfiles.org/013tornado/3.html

19. CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADOES WALL CLOUD MAMMATUS FUNNEL CLOUD - ELEPHANT TRUNK, WEDGE, CONE, CYLINDER, AMORPHOUS SUCTION VORTICES

24. SEVERE STORM WATCH ISSUED BY STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN KANSAS CITY MEANING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

25. SEVERE STORM WARNING MEAN THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN VISUALLY SPOTTED BY OBSERVER OR BY RADAR

26. TORNADO WATCH ISSUED BY STORM PREDICTION CENTER MEANING CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE

27. TORNADO WARNING ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE MEANING ONE HAS BEEN SPOTTED VISUALLY OR BY RADAR

28. TORNADO PROJECT http://www.tornadoproject.com/

29. HURRICANES INTENSE WARM CORE CYCLONE THAT DEVELOPS OVER TROPICAL WATERS ALSO KNOWN AS CYCLONES OR TYPHOONS

31. STORM SURGE WALL OF WATER THAT LIFTS UP IN FRONT OF HURRICANE AS STORM APPROACHES SHALLOWER WATER MOST DEVASTATING ASPECT OF THE HURRICANE

33. WIND CLASSIFICATION WINDS LESS THAN 39 MPH = TROPICAL DEPRESSION WINDS BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MPH = TROPICAL STORM WINDS GREATER THAN 74 MPH = HURRICANE

34. HURRICANE CATEGORY WITH STORM SURGE 1 = 74-95 MPH 4-5 FEET 2 = 96-110 MPH 6-8 FEET 3 = 111-130 MPH 9-12 FEET 4 = 131-155 MPH 13-18 FEET 5 = 155+ MPH 18+ FEET

35. HURRICANE CAMILLE AUGUST 17 TH, 1969 HIT MISSISSIPPI COAST 200 MPH WINDS 24.2 STORM SURGE ABOVE M.S.L. 258 DEATHS WITH 68 MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD RICHELIEU APARTMENTS – 24 PEOPLE AT HURRICANE PARTY

38. HURRICANE ISABEL OFF COAST

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