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  1. Tornadoes! by Gail Gibbons, 2010-01-04
  2. The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes by Randi Davenport, 2010-03-30
  3. Tornadoes by Seymour Simon, 2001-04-01
  4. Hunting Nature's Fury: A Storm Chaser's Obsession With Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Other Natural Disasters by Roger Hill, Peter Bronski, 2009-09-15
  5. Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies by Brad Buhrow, Anne Garcia Upczak, 2006-01-01
  6. Scholastic Q & A: Do Tornadoes Really Twist? (Scholastic Question & Answer) by Melvin Berger, 2000-11-01
  7. Twisters: A Book About Tornadoes (Amazing Science) by Thomas, Rick, 2004-01
  8. Extreme Weather: Understanding the Science of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Heat Waves, Snow Storms, Global Warming and Other Atmospheric Disturbances by H. Michael Mogil, 2007-11-13
  9. Under the Whirlwind: Everything You Need to Know About Tornadoes But Didn't Know Who to Ask by Jerrine Verkaik, Arjen Verkaik, 2001-09
  10. Tornadoes (My First Discovery) by David Armentrout, Patricia Armentrout, 2009-07-01
  11. Forces of Nature: The Awesome Power of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes. National Geographic by Catherine O'Neill Grace, 2004-06-01
  12. A History of Alabama's Deadliest Tornadoes: Disaster in Dixie by Kelly Kazek, 2010-05-31
  13. Tornadoes (Scholastic Science Readers, Level 1) by Brian Cassie, 2003
  14. Terrifying Tornadoes (Awesome Forces of Nature) by Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury, 2010-09

1. National Geographic: Eye In The Sky--Tornadoes
National Geographic shows video clips, destruction and detection information, and photography of tornadoes and waterspouts in the United States.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/tornadoes/tornintro.html

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2. The Tornado Project Online!
With the help of a top expert in the field, Dr. Bill McCaul, we have developed the most thoroughly researched lists of tornadoes spawned by hurricanes and tropical storms.
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3. TORNADOES: Images Of 32 Different Shapes, Sizes And Colors
The Wedge Tornado. Typical wedge tornado is straight on the sides not funnel shaped and has a wide damage path. It's usually as wide, or wider than it is tall.
http://www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm
Tornadoes - Many Are Different From
What Dorothy Saw
The Wedge Tornado Typical "wedge tornado" is straight on the sides not funnel shaped and has a wide damage path. It's usually as wide, or wider than it is tall. These monsters are not necessarily stronger than funnels or other shaped tornadoes, but they do cover much more ground. This particular tornado was hanging out the west side of a supercell thunderstorm in the Texas Panhandle. The vehicle in the foreground is an NSSL chase vehicle doing its job long before books and movies told about chasing storms. In those days there was little glory just long days and tiring drives home while Oklahoma City DJ's played requested songs for the returning chasers. Occasionally, there was big reward like on this day. Shortly after this photo was taken this tornado tore through a small Texas town. Residents saw it coming and were under ground, or in a safe shelter. This was the first in a series of tornadoes to strike the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma that day.
Another Wedge Tornado With A Different Appearance
This tornado lacks the typical funnel or classic tornadic appearance. Huge funnels like this one that are a mile wide are sometimes unrecognizable at close range as a tornado. They lack the classic narrow funnel appearance, but tend to appear as a boiling wall of fog approaching from out of nowhere, since they favor a position close to the rain wall. Generally the rain stops and the tornado makes a rapid appearance. These storms are the ones that are generally blamed for "striking without warning" since some people try to observe the tornado before taking shelter. Funnels of this character are more common in the southeastern quarter of the nation where moisture from the Gulf of Mexico is thick and cloud bases are low. That said, this one was in the Texas Panhandle and they can form anywhere in the plains when conditions are ripe.

4. The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)
Roger Edwards of the Storm Prediction Center presents basic Frequently Asked Questions and the answers about tornadoes.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/
About this FAQ The Basics about Tornadoes Tornado Forecasting Tornado Damage ... ABOUT THIS FAQ Last modified 31 Dec 2009 This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) has been compiled from questions asked of the SPC as well as basic tornado research information and countless scientific resources. More material will be added, time permitting. If you find a link not working or an error of any sort, please e-mail the FAQ author The Tornado FAQ is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to tornadoes. Instead, it is a quick-reference summary of tornado knowledge, which will link you to more detailed information if you desire. Recent books from your local library or a major university library are still the deepest resource for learning about tornadoes and other severe storms; so if you are doing your own research or school reports, please visit the library in person. There are many good websites with tornado information also. Some of them are linked from the answers below. None of the links to outside websites implies any kind of commercial endorsement on the part of the SPC. The intent here is to direct you to the best tornado info available. There is also a partial list of technical scientific references related to tornadoes for those with some meteorological education and training.

5. Tornadoes....Nature's Most Violent Storms
NOAA NWS, FEMA, and American Red Cross tornado safety and tornado preparedness guide
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Nature's Most Violent Storms
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Tornado!
Greg Stumpf Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, these destructive forces of nature are found most frequently in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains during the spring and summer months. In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries. A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of 250 mph or more. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Once a tornado in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, carried a motel sign 30 miles and dropped it in Arkansas!
What causes tornadoes?
Thunderstorms develop in warm, moist air in advance of eastward-moving cold fronts. These thunderstorms often produce large hail, strong winds, and tornadoes. Tornadoes in the winter and early spring are often associated with strong, frontal systems that form in the Central States and move east. Occasionally, large outbreaks of tornadoes occur with this type of weather pattern. Several states may be affected by numerous severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

6. FEMA For Kids: Disaster Connection - Kids To Kids
are nature’s most violent storms. tornadoes must always be taken seriously. tornadoes can be very dangerous sometimes even deadly.
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Tornado Story
are nature’s most violent storms. Tornadoes must always be taken seriously. Tornadoes can be very dangerous sometimes even deadly. They come from powerful thunderstorms and appear as rotating, funnel-shaped clouds. Tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour. They cause damage when they touch down on the ground. They can damage an area one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some risk, but states in "Tornado Alley" have the highest risk. Tornadoes can form any time of the year, but the season runs from March to August. The ability to predict tornadoes is limited. Usually a community will have at least a few minutes warning. The most important thing to do is TAKE SHELTER when a tornado is nearby. Important Terms To Know: Tornado Watch Tornadoes are possible. Stay tuned to the radio or television news. Tornado Warning A tornado has been sighted. Take shelter immediately!

7. Tornado - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
tornadoes are focused in the right front quadrant of landfalling tropical cyclones, which tend to occur in the late summer and autumn. tornadoes can also be spawned as a result of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is about the weather phenomenon. For other uses, see Tornado (disambiguation)
For the current tornado season, see Tornadoes of 2010
A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma . The funnel itself is the thin tube reaching from the cloud to the ground. The lower part of this tornado is surrounded by a translucent dust cloud, kicked up by the tornado's strong winds at the surface. Note that the actual wind of the tornado has a much wider radius than the funnel. A tornado (often referred to as a twister or, erroneously, a cyclone ) is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud . Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel , whose narrow end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris and dust Various types of tornadoes include the landspout multiple vortex tornado , and waterspout.

8. Tornadoes
Generous sponsorship of Windows to the Universe is provided by the Hewlett Foundation, the American Geological Institute, the American Geophysical Union, the National Science
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/tornado.html

9. Illinois Tornados
Tornado information and links with an emphasis on Illinois.
http://illiniweather.com/pages/tornados.htm

10. Tornadoes | Web Resources | Natural Hazards Center
Natural Hazards Center University of Colorado tornadoes. National Climate Data Center Severe Weather - tornadoes http//lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/tornadoes.html
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National Climate Data Center Severe Weather - Tornadoes
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The Web site of the National Climate Data Center includes data from thousands of weather stations around the world, as well as hundreds of images, numerous technical reports on extreme weather events, and lots of other climate/weather information. The second URL offers Storm Data Publications - including Storm Data , which contains a chronological listing, by state, of hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, floods, drought conditions, lightning, high winds, snow, temperature extremes, and other weather phenomena. The reports are provided by the National Weather Service and contain statistics on personal injuries and damage estimates. National Severe Storms Laboratory - Tornadoes
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/researchitems/tornadoes.shtml

11. HowStuffWorks "How Tornadoes Work"
Illustrated basics about tornadoes and how they are rated.
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    Myths are full of fantastic and destructive creatures. If it's not a city-leveling angel, then it's giants sauntering vengefully into unsuspecting towns. In reality, all the calamities we're liable to encounter are due to natural phenomena and human will. But of all the destructive powers in our world, none resembles the ferocity and form of those mythic monsters quite like tornadoes. These storms descend like a dagger from the clouds . They tower over the tallest buildings like titans. And when they lash out at their surroundings, they often seem to act with malicious, mindful intent.

    12. Tornadoes
    Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes that add to the storm's destructive power. tornadoes are most likely to occur in the rightfront quadrant of the hurricane.
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    Contact Us Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes that add to the storm's destructive power. Tornadoes are most likely to occur in the right-front quadrant of the hurricane. However, they are also often found elsewhere embedded in the rainbands , well away from the center of the hurricane. Some hurricanes seem to produce no tornadoes, while others develop multiple ones. Studies have shown that more than half of the landfalling hurricanes produce at least one tornado; Hurricane Buelah (1967) spawned 141 according to one study. In general, tornadoes associated with hurricanes are less intense than those that occur in the Great Plains (see the Enhanced Fujita Intensity Scale from the Storm Prediction Center's website ). Nonetheless, the effects of tornadoes, added to the larger area of hurricane-force winds, can produce substantial damage. We have no way at present to predict exactly which storms will spawn tornadoes or where they will touch down. The new Doppler radar systems have greatly improved the forecaster's warning capability, but the technology usually provides lead times from only a few minutes up to about 30 minutes. Consequently, preparedness is critical Tornado Facts
    • When associated with hurricanes, tornadoes are not usually accompanied by hail or a lot of lightning, clues that citizens in other parts of the country watch for.

    13. Tornadoes - Encyclopedia Of Arkansas
    tornadoes—destructive, violently spinning vortices of air extending from high within severe thunderstorms to the surface of the earth—are more common in the United States
    http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2377

    14. Tornado Links
    This site has links to news and information about tornadoes.
    http://www.sirlinksalot.net/tornado.html
    Tornado Links Tornado T-Shirt UK residents get Tornado books and video here This page will direct you to the latest Tornado news and the best websites about Tornados Lightning Links Photos/Pictures of Tornadoes Tornado Poster Shop
    News Articles about Tornados
    Times Daily 4/4/09 'Undescended' tornado escaped detection
    WAFF 4/3/09 Lacey's Spring hit by EF-1 tornado News 14 4/2/09 Study ranks N.C. highest in killer tornadoes
    Greenville Reflector 3/29/09 Tornado: Get in, get down and cover up
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    Tornado Shirts, Mugs etc ... UK residents get Tornado books and video here Websites about Tornados Tornado Facts The Storm Prediction Center - Tornado FAQ's
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    Forces of Nature - Tornados ... American Storm Chasing - Stormchaser.com Texas Agriculture Extension Service Emergency Information Web Site The Whyfiles - Tornados History of Tornados Omaha 1975 Tornado The Tornado Project - The Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes Salt Lake Tornado of 1999 A Case Study of the 5/27/97 Jarrell, TX Tornado

    15. Scholastic.com | Online Activities: Weather Watch
    When a storm system high in the atmosphere moves east and begins to lift the layers, it begins to build severe thunderstorms that spawn tornadoes.
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      In-Depth Experiments Witness Account ... See a Tornado The Basics The tornado funnel forms, kicking up dust and debris from the ground. (Photo: NOAA) What is it? A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that descends from a thunderstorm. No other weather phenomenon can match the fury and destructive power of tornadoes. They can destroy large buildings, lift 20-ton railroad cars from their tracks, and drive straw and blades of grass into trees and telephone poles. Tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour. How do they work? In order to form a tornado, you need three very different types of air to come together in a particular way:
    • Near the ground, there's a layer of warm, humid air and strong south winds. In the upper atmosphere, you'll find colder air and strong west or southwest winds. The air near the surface is much less dense than the cold, dry air aloft. This condition is called instability.

    16. List Of Tornadoes And Tornado Outbreaks - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    Compilation of articles in the encyclopedia about tornadoes.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks
    List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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    17. TORNADOES ™ Your 1-stop Resource!
    tornadoes Your 1stop resource! Be sure to try tornadoes Games tornadoes Webguide tornadoes Forums Sign up for our
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    18. Tornadoes
    tornadoes . What is a tornado? A tornado is a funnellike storm of strong winds. The United States gets about a thousand
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    Home Thunderstorms Tornadoes Glossary ... Weather Maps Tornadoes What is a tornado? A tornado is a funnel-like storm of strong winds. The United States gets about a thousand tornadoes a year.
    Causes Effects
    • Formed by an instability in the atmosphere
    • Usually form during thunderstorms.
    • A downward flow of cold air from clouds meets a rising flow of warm air from the ground.
    • When the conditions are just right, a tornado will start.
    • Houses are destroyed
    • People and animals can be killed
    • Crops are destroyed
    • Disease can spread
    • Water gets contaminated
    • Communities are demolished and must be rebuilt
    Types of Tornadoes They are categorized as F0-F5 on the Fujita-Pearson Scale
    • F0 - light
    • F1 - moderate
    • F2 - considerable
    • F3 - severe
    • F4 - devastating
    • F5 - incredibly powerful
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    19. Sky Diary KIDSTORM * Facts About Tornadoes
    Looks at what tornadoes are, how they are measured, how they have impacted the world in the past, and what people can do to prepare for them.
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    A tornado isn't likely to take you to Munchkinland, as it did in "The Wizard of Oz," but a strong one can destroy buildings and create a damage path a mile wide. Its wind speeds can top 300 miles per hour. Tornadoes occur just about everywhere in the world, from India to Australia, and all over the United States, but the most famous and active breeding ground for tornadoes is Tornado Alley. It extends from Texas up through Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the Dakotas. Warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico clashes with cold air from the north and fuels storms that form there. Tornadoes can form any time of year, but many occur in the stormy spring, when these warm and cold air masses collide. Storms often are triggered where two different kinds of air masses meet, such as dry and moist air masses, or cold and warm air masses. We don't know all the reasons a tornado forms, but scientists have a general idea of the weather ingredients that need to come together.

    20. Tornado Alley :Tornado And Storm Chaser Facts, Pictures And Weather Information
    Twisters, tornadoes and Storm photos with educational information.
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    Tornado Tim Baker
    Tornado frequency and Location
    Obsessed with tornadoes?
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    Tornado Chasing Comics here. What is The Perfect Storm
    Tornado Tim discusses the perfect storm
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    Tornado Education StormChaser Glossary ... Kirksville Missouri Tornado Video
    Video inside the Tornado -One of a kind video taken inside the Kirksville tornado.
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    Look for Tornado Tim on the new TV show called Tornado Road. Weather related news as well as tornado, hurricane and storm reports. Best Weather Website -H Global Warming and Tornado Frequency Becoming a Professional Tornado/Storm Chaser I think this is one dream many storm enthusiasts have, that is to chase tornadoes and storms and get paid for it. Who wouldn't like to be traveling all over the US chasing tornadoes and get paid money while doing it. But is this idea just a dream? Well that all depends on how you look at chasing tornadoes for a living. more..

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