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Tornado Facts
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fujitascale : measures the strength of a tornado; F0-F5
downdraft : sinking air; goes downwards
updraft : warm air that rises
central : the part of Illinois that's most likely to have tornadoes
supercell : thunderstorm that builds up; most likely to have twisters
funnelcloud : halfway between the cloud and ground
tornadoalley : 500+ tornadoes yearly; Texas. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa etc. make it up
northernstates : tornadoes occur in the summer here
southernstates : tornadoes occur March through May
tornado : rotation that reaches the ground
stretching : causes the updraft to narrow; winds change
F5 : most severe tornado
F0 : light damage is done
Tornado Facts
Across:1. | tornadoes occur March through May | 4. | warm air that rises | 7. | 500+ tornadoes yearly; Texas. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa etc. make it up |
| 8. | measures the strength of a tornado; F0-F5 | 10. | tornadoes occur in the summer here | 11. | rotation that reaches the ground |
| | Down:2. | thunderstorm that builds up; most likely to have twisters | 3. | causes the updraft to narrow; winds change | 5. | sinking air; goes downwards |
| 6. | most severe tornado | 8. | halfway between the cloud and ground | 9. | the part of Illinois that's most likely to have tornadoes |
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Tornado Facts
Across:1. | tornadoes occur March through May | 4. | warm air that rises | 7. | 500+ tornadoes yearly; Texas. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa etc. make it up |
| 8. | measures the strength of a tornado; F0-F5 | 10. | tornadoes occur in the summer here | 11. | rotation that reaches the ground |
| | Down:2. | thunderstorm that builds up; most likely to have twisters | 3. | causes the updraft to narrow; winds change | 5. | sinking air; goes downwards |
| 6. | most severe tornado | 8. | halfway between the cloud and ground | 9. | the part of Illinois that's most likely to have tornadoes |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only