Directory of Tornadoes and Waterspouts Resources

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• Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety

  http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/students/bm/bm03.pdf
  Three-part story describes tornado formation and good safety rules. Includes printable coloring pages.

• Experts Answer Tornado Questions

  http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/wtwistqa.htm
  Everything about tornadoes explained by the experts.

• Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Vortex

  http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/vortex/index.html
  How to make a mini tornado out of plastic bottles.

• National Geographic: Tornadoes

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/tornadoes/tornintro.html
  Shows video clips, detection information, and photography of tornadoes and waterspouts in the United States.

• NOAA Photo Library: Tornadoes

  http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nssl/tornado1.html
  Offers many pictures and some drawings of tornadoes.

• Questions and Answers About Tornadoes

  http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/
  Answers some of the most common questions about tornadoes.

• Severe Weather 101

  http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/
  Pictures of tornadoes and waterspouts, how they forum, myths, and safety tips.

• Sky Diary Kidstorm: Facts About Tornadoes

  http://skydiary.com/kids/tornadoes.html
  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.

• The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation

  http://www.torro.org.uk/
  Independent and privately supported research body in the United Kingdom focusing on tornadoes and severe local storms.

• Tornado Alley

  http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/tornado/alley.html
  Explains why some areas of the United States get lots of tornadoes.

• Tornado Squad

  http://www.tornadosquad.com/
  Features tornado videos, links for tornadoes, kids corner, and storm talk.

• Tornadoes: Many Are Different From What Dorothy Saw

  http://www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm
  Pictures and information about thiry-two different shapes, sizes, and colors of tornadoes.

• Tornadoes: Nature's Most Violent Storms

  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/trw.shtml
  Describes how tornadoes form, how many there really are, and what to do if one is coming toward you.

• Tornadoes: Nature's Most Violent Wind

  http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wtorwhat/wtorwhat.htm
  Contains information about tornadoes such as how they are formed, how they are ranked, and the structure of a tornado.

• Twister

  http://whyfiles.org/013tornado/index.html
  Lists information about twisters such as what they are, how they affect the landscape, and where the energy of a twister comes from.

• USAToday.com - Tornadoes are Earth's Most Violent Storms

  http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/2006-04-03-tornado-basics_x.htm
  This guide will help you understand tornadoes and how to keep yourself safe when one threatens you.

• WeatherQuestions.com: What Causes Tornadoes?

  http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_tornadoes.htm
  A description of the special conditions that can cause a thunderstorm to become tornadic.

• Web Weather for Kids: Tornadoes

  http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/tornado.html
  Do an experiment to make a small tornado with stuff around the house.

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