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    weather. RaiAella has a magical item called The Spiral Staff that can trigger tornadoes. RaiAella and her daughter, Lilith live in the biggest house on the very top of the cloud. Lilith and RaiAella disguise themselves so they aren’t noticeable. Because of Lilith’s tornado legs, she wears a long ball gown that covers her. RaiAella disguises herself as an old lady and wears a black hood because of her scars, and small tornadoes swirling on her face. Lilith was out and about in the city when

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    Tornadoes Did you know the costliest tornado in United States history is the Joplin tornado which caused $2.8 billion dollars in damage? Tornadoes are a very serious natural disaster some can be done in 10 minutes but some can last for an hour or some can even last for more. Tornadoes can also unfortunately cause deaths and can very well obliterate buildings in seconds (of course depending how strong the building is and depending the kind of building). Tornadoes kill on an average of 60 people each

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    Me and my mom were sitting on the couch watching t.v. When we changed the channel, there was a warning about a tornado heading our way. That's when someone started knocking on our door. It was our neighbors down the road. They were talking about the tornado coming. My parents tryed to calm, but they wouldn't. I went into my room thinking that the tornado was not going to hit us. Boy I was wrong. My mom yelled and told me to go take a bath before the lights went out, because every time it rained in

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    Whoosh, that was a close one. Theses things are powerful. What just happened was indeed a tornado. Hurricanes and tornadoes have similar characteristics. They both have strong winds, that cause destruction, and happen in certain places mostly. First of all, you need to know about their winds. Their winds spin in a cyclonic motion according to Weather Wizard. Tornados can spin two different ways. Hurricanes spin up to 300 mph in wind speed. Tornados can not spin that fast. But both of their winds

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    Oklahoma Tornadoes and Their Destructive Ways What makes tornadoes and their destruction interesting to people? Is it the variety in formations, the miles one can travel, the random paths it takes, the changes tornadoes can make on climate and the formation of the land or is it because tornadoes often leave behind a path of destruction and deaths? In this paper, I will discuss what tornadoes are and how they form, what different forms of tornadoes there are, what tornado watches and warning are

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    Tornadoes: Formation, Classification, and Warnings GEG 1001-01 Christy Williams Jeff Fesperman November 12, 2016 Many people seem to think of great danger and destruction when they think of Tornadoes. However, in the past hundred years, technology has made it possible for meteorologists to predict and detect tornadoes. Modern people in the United States are very well educated about this dangerous phenomenon, which helps to reduce the risks of injury and death. The formation of a tornado has

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    Hey, tornadoes are really cool! Aly Rezza What I know... If you have ever wondered how powerful Mother Nature is, all you need to do is look at a tornado in action. Tornadoes can strike at any time, and almost any place, when the right weather patterns converge. Each year, about 1000 tornadoes are reported throughout the Unites States. They have destroyed many homes, large swaths of land, and even caused loss of life. Some of the most violent tornadoes on record had wind speeds of up to 300

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    car hitting the ground. Tornadoes are both very destructive and scary. According to “What you should know about tornadoes.” Tornadoes and hurricanes both cause a lot of damage, vary in sizes, and have a unique visible appearance therefore, tornadoes and hurricanes are both very interesting . Tornadoes are incredibly dangerous! According to “Protecting Life and Property.” They tear things up, break thins, and leave families without homes therefore, tornadoes are gigantic. They get up

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    Winchell once said. This quote means that a real friend is there when you are facing a time of sadness, but also a time of happiness. An exploration of how the author of the poem “Always There”, by Erik Gual, and the authors of the novel, “We are still Tornadoes”, by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen, portrayed their interpretation of friendship shows how crucial having a friend can be. While similar, they have their differences. Erik Gual, the author of “Always There”, gets to the theme by using exaggeration

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    1) “Today students we are going to look closer at tornadoes and where they are formed. Who will tell me how tornadoes are formed that we learned yesterday?” answer: tornadoes are formed by a cold front coming from Canada pushing into a warm front from the gulf of Mexico. The cold air pushes the warm air up in a spiral causing a tornado to form. Ask “where do you think tornadoes form the most?” accept answers of all kind and ask the students to explain their thinking by asking why. Call on a few students

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