5 Vocabulary Words That Describe a Tornado

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The funnel moves over land and destroys everything in its path.

. Easterly Westerly Northerly Southerly wind is a wind blowing from the east. Woodward OK 491947. Twister is used as a word instead of tornado in US.

There are 538 tornado-related words in total with the top 5 most semantically related being hurricane storm cyclone twister and thunderstorm. The sweet sights of spring. Gainesville GA 461936.

Tap again to see term. Tornado warning A tornado warning means that a tornado is expected in the warning area soon. In English there is a striking similarity between the words white and wheat the latter of which is derived from the Old English hwǣte.

The smell of rain on dry earth. Cyclone is a violent storm especially in Southern Hemisphere. A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground.

The sight of kites in the sky. How many of these words do you know. Funnel Cloud a cone-shaped cloud Vortex a whirling mass of air Doppler Radar a radar tracking system that measure how fast the wind is moving.

The word cyclone is also used informally for tornados since theyre another type of revolving storm but not by professionals. The most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage. Natchez MS 561840.

Amite LAPurvis MS 4241908. Coronal discharge positive lightning bolt from bluepositive streamers spider lightning thunder tornadoes. 1 Disastrous 2 Fierce 3 Destructive 4 Scary 5 Big That was a fierce tornado.

The name tornado is another Spanish term which might either derive from a word for thunderstorm or from a word for to turn An informal term for a tornado is a twister named for its characteristic motion. Funnel cloud condensation of water debris ball dry linesuction vortices sounding loaded gun sounding inversionfree convection horizontal roll mesocyclone entrainment conservation of angular. The hills are alive with color.

Tap card to see definition. The word white is from the Old English hwīt. Failure Fear Flashlight Flee Float Flood Flooding Flotsam Focus Foolhardy Force Forebode Forecast Forerunner Foretell Formation Frenzy Frightening Fronds G Generate Go Government Gulf of Mexico Gusts H Heed Help High tide Hit Horror Howling Huge Hundreds I.

The words at the top of the list are the ones most associated with tornado and as you go down the relatedness becomes more slight. Tornado Word Search Puzzle and Vocabulary Worksheet Printables. Rain lightning tornado storm precipitation hail thunder weather cumulonimbus supercell cumulus cloud rainfall rainstorm tropical cyclone downpour cloud snowstorm hailstorm severe weather heavy rain fog blizzard storms cloudburst showers snowfall typhoon monsoon wind shear winds sleet gusts troposphere earths atmosphere electric storm.

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Check the meaning of any words you dont know in a dictionary. That was a scary tornado. You can get the definitions of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it.

Terms in this set 6 Tornado a dangerous windstorm whose clouds are shaped like a funnel. A tornado warning means that lives are in danger in that area and that people should take cover. Click again to see term.

The modern Norwegian word is hvit nearly identical to the Old English. The modern Dutch word wit is also quite similar. Torn apan by the jagged spears of lightning Burst across the crest of the oncoming storm Lit up the whole scene Split the sky Cut through the darkness like camera flashes Flooded the land Touched the roof of the cave.

Wall Cloud Super Cell Touch down Tornado Alley TornadoWarning Severe are some word you could use. Tornado unavoidable casualty unforeseen event vis major wonder cyclone noundestructive wind gale hurricane monsoon storm tempest tornado tropical cyclone tropical storm twister typhoon vortex windstorm gale nounviolent storm blast blow burst chinook cyclone hurricane mistral monsoon outbreak outburst squall tempest tornado typhoon wind windstorm. Here is a list of English adjectives that are sometimes used to describe tornadoes.

Click card to see definition. What are 5 key vocabulary words and definitions used to describe tornadoes. Words phrases and sentences to describe a storm.

Binghamton university geog 120 b. What are the top 10 worst tornadoes. Swirling twisting destructive violent sudden devastating dangerous deadly fierce damaging threatening powerful Task 2 - Listening.

The sweet and soft singing of birds. EF-5 -- Winds over 200 mph. The sights and scents of spring.

Hurricane Whirlwind Tornado is a violent wind that has a circular movement especially in the West Atlantic Ocean. That was a destructive tornado. This set of word search secret code and word scramble worksheet printables features phrases and terms relating to a tornado study in the classroom.

Tap card to see definition. Some describing words for a tornado are. Spring Words List 6.

Tupelo MS 451936. A region of low Barometric pressure. A hole like area in the enter of a tropical cyclone marked only by light winds or complete calm with no precipitation.

The first tornado warning was issued by meteorologists at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma in 1947.

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