Tornado Webquest
Ms. Vickers

Meteorologist

Description

You are responsible for finding out what environmental factors call for a 
tornado.  What type of weather can show a sign of a tornado?  Below are some 
guiding questions that may assist you in your search for facts and ideas.

1.  What is the temperature, usually, when a tornado occurs?  Is it cold or 
hot?  
2.  What other types of inclement weather occurs with tornados?  
(ie.hail,thunderstorms)
3.  Where are the chances for these factors most likely to occur in the 
United States?
4.  What seasons are tornados most predominant?
5.  What climate is the best for tornados to exist?

Internet Links

An excellent search engine for when the other sites do not fully answer your 
inquiries
http://www.google.com

http://www.weather.com/

http://illiniweather.com/pages/tornados.htm

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/

http://www.fema.gov/kids/

http://www.weather.org/tornado.htm

http://www.wildweather.com/

http://www.disastercenter.com