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Tornado Warning

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Weather : Tornado Warning

Introduction:
""The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning". This is my second go round at a tornado quiz and I hope to improve upon the last one. Enjoy the quiz and I hope you learn something interesting. I did :)."


1. You are watching TV when a red line comes on at the bottom of your screen that reads that a "Tornado Warning" is in effect for your county. Which of the following does that mean?
    A tornado has been confirmed to have formed.
    There is a tornado headed straight for your house immediately.
    The conditions in your county are right for a tornado to form.
    They are warning you that there may be tornadoes.


2. When a hurricane hits land, it is usual for tornadoes to spawn. Which type of tornadoes are usually correlated with this event?
    F-2s
    F-1s
    F-3s
    F-4s


3. "Early in a tornadic thunderstorm, the pressure falls due to increasing rotation. This causes the inflowing wind near the ground to accelerate as it rises toward the updraft."
What is this quotation describing?
    Funnel cloud formation
    Waterspouts
    The combining of two super cells
    "The Suck Zone"


4. Which state in the United States of America is not considered part of "Tornado Alley"?
    Louisiana
    Arizona
    South Dakota
    Ohio


5. As of the end of 1989, what was the fastest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado?
    325 MPH
    301 MPH
    158 MPH
    287 MPH


6. If your house is in a tornado watch area you should open the windows.
    True
    False


7. Tying down your mobile home is an effective way to fend off a tornado from destroying all of the property.
    True
    False


8. Waterspouts can turn into tornadoes.
    True
    False


9. A supposed "F6" tornado touched down in Oklahoma City in which year?
    May 3, 1999
    May 22, 1994
    September 21, 1993
    June 5, 1971


10. When severe downdrafts get very strong they can become microbursts. Which is true of a microburst?
    They often get mistaken for tornado hits
    They become tornadoes.
    They are not multi-directional.
    It always produces hail.


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