The document summarizes tornadoes, describing their funnel shape and varying colors depending on debris. Tornadoes form from rotating thunderstorms when cold and warm air masses collide. They can rip apart buildings, uproot trees, lift animals, and destroy entire cities within minutes. Wind speeds often exceed 300 miles per hour and tornadoes cause rain, hail, and sleet. Some notable tornadoes include the 1953 Waco, Texas tornado that was a third of a mile wide and destroyed 23 miles of land.

1. Tornadoes By:Emerald Cooper

2. What it looks like A tornado can be thin or fat Can be different colors depends on what kind of dirt it picks up! Is funnel shaped! Looks like a triangle ! Can be long and short!

3. How a tornado forms Tornados are formed by a rotating thunderstorm called a super cell! It forms when cold polar air meets warm tropical air! A narrow zone cumulonimbus cloud forms. Then it starts to rain and then hail starts falling! Then a funnel cloud touches the ground and a tornado starts!

4. Types of Damage done! Winds can rip buildings apart! Pull up trees! Can lift up animals! Destroy things in its path Can destroy a whole city in a matter of minutes! Some lasts only a few minutes Moves at a medium pace!

5. Wind Speed Type of Precipitation and more Tornados wind speeds exceeds more than 300 miles per hour! Types of Precipitation:rain,hail, sleet! Kansas,Florida,Texas,Okalahoma is considered as Tornado Alley! Dixie Alley is a nickname for the areas in he southeastern US! Hail can make big holes in your car during a tornado! People who chase tornados r called Tornado chasers!

6. Famous Tornados The Waco Tornado struck Waco, Texas on May 11,1953 The tornado at 9:30 and by 4:10 it hit southwest Texas and was moving towards the northeastern direction. The tornado was 1/3 mile wide! Because of the rain people couldn't see the the tornado! By the time the tornado disappeared it destroyed 23 miles of land!

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