| Description |
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
X-treme disasters that changed America
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. |
| Contents |
It's a tornado! -- A town torn apart -- A super outbreak -- How does a tornado form? -- The F scale -- Could a tornado hit your town? -- More tornadoes, fewer deaths -- New tools for tracking -- Looking for trouble -- Doppler on wheels -- Warnings that work -- A town back together. |
| Summary |
Presents an illustrated description of a tornado that hit Xenia, Ohio, in 1974, as well as a group of 148 tornadoes that struck thirteen states within a sixteen hour period, and includes information on how tornadoes form and how they are spotted and tracked. |
| Audience |
3.2 |
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3-6 Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
ACCELERATED READER RL 4.0 P 0.5 WEST |
| Subject |
Tornadoes.
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Tornado warning systems.
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| ISBN |
1597160091 |
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