EOSC - Tornadoes

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Hint	Answer
you can recognize tornadoes by	funnel cloud
made of ...	water droplets
and/or by ...	debris cloud
made of ...	dust and debris
but some tornadoes are ...	invisible
shapes for tornadoes	cone
	v-shaped
	wedge
	cylinder
	hourglass
	rope
shape and intensity ...	don't relate
what percent of supercells make tornadoes?	20-30%
they make the ...	strongest tornadoes
recognizing supercell rotation by ...	striations around the mesocyclone
	rotating wall cloud
wall cloud	isolated lowering of cloud base
beneath ...	rising cumulus towers
on the ...	SW flank
outside of the ...	precipitation region
this is where ...	tornadoes form
tornado movement	SW to NE
speed at center	0 - 100 km/hr
which means that you can ...	drive away
what causes the damage from tornadoes	rotational winds at center
which are ...	much faster
use what scale?	enhanced fujita scale
which uses the ...	amount of damage

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or in europe ...	TORRO scale
which uses the ...	wind speed
tornadoes are (time) ...	short
damage path is ...	narrow
	long
generally ...	straight
where to be if inside	below ground
	not in a mobile home
where to be if outside	ditch
	below line of fire
where to be if car	drive away
where are tornadoes?	north america
specifically	tornado alley
tornado outbreak	6 in a day and place
or ...	many in a week
often associated with ...	squall lines
tornado evolution 1	wall cloud
	dust whirl
2	funnel cloud
	bigger dust whirl
3	mature tornado
4	decaying rope stage
5	dissipating
tornado forecasting	very hard
tornado watch	6 to 12 hour forecast
tornado warning	there is one now
	get to shelter

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