Weather Research

4th grade English Language Learners have done research on tornadoes, and they are eager to share it with you!

Student 1:

    Suddenly, there is a wall cloud and it forms a tornado. Tornadoes do a lot of damage, it forms quickly, and it is strong.

    To start with a tornado does a lot of damage. Every year it does 400 million dollars damage and it can kill 70 people (National Geographic). In Oklahoma in May 1999 a tornado cost 12 billion dollars of damage (Green).

    Also a tornado happens when the weather conditions are right. The cold fronts have a rain cloud but the cold front pushes the warm air (Green). The warm air and a updraft and it is a funnel.

    Also tornados are strong. But they look at a fujita scales if a tornado is F.0 it is not strong but if it is F.5 it is very strong (Green). Also it can go to 261 miles per hour it is incredible damage.

    Tornados are powerful storms A tornado happens when a wall clouds you can look at a scale to measure damage.

Works Cited

Green, Josie. Tornadoes: Extreme Weather. Australia: Macmillan Education, 2005. Print.

Society, National Geographic. "Forces of Nature -- National Geographic." National Geographic. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

 
Student 2: 

    Suddenly, there is a loud buzzing sound. The clouds are turning gray like a storm is coming. There's a tornado. Meteorologist forecast the weather. Also, tornadoes cause a lot of damage and they form quickly.

    To begin with, meteorologist use different tools. Doppler radar, satellites, weather balloons, and computer modeling are tools to use to forecast the weather (National Geographic). Doppler radar can record wind speed and areas of rotation (Green).

    Second, tornadoes form when there are fronts and pressure. Cold front have storm clouds and warm air rises and spins in a updraft (Green).

    Finally, tornadoes do a lot of damage and can go up to F.5 and the lowest is F.0. Every year 400 million dollars in about 70 people got killed on overage (National Geographic). Tornadoes damage in Oklahoma in may 1999 (Green). Tornadoes destroyed houses and stores.

    Tornadoes are powerful storms. Weather forecasters use tools. Warm air rises and spins causing a lot of damage.

Works Cited

Green, Josie. Tornadoes: Extreme Weather. Australia: Macmillan Education, 2005. Print.

Society, National Geographic. "Forces of Nature -- National Geographic." National Geographic. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.