Tornado Alley

My name is Mallory Mahon. I am a Speech-Language Pathologist in Springfield, Missouri. Throughout my entire life I have lived in “tornado alley.” Fortunately, I have never lost any of my loved ones or things because of a tornado. I cannot imagine the hardships that the people are Moore, Oklahoma endured and will further experience. Though it is not much I wanted to do something for the people of Moore, Oklahoma. I have created this free Tornado Alley Game for education and awareness of tornados. If you choose to download this game please visit one of the two charities that I have linked below and make a donation to Moore, Oklahoma. We are working on the honor system so please follow through – remember that there is no gift that is too small. Convoy of Hope https://donate.convoyofhope.org/okc-midwest-tornado-response American Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod60003

About Tornado Alley Game

This game is complete with 16 varied “wh” questions, 10 true/false questions, 20 facts about tornados that can be easily turned into a quiz/question format, 4 blank cards that you can write your own questions or facts and a board game. All you need is a dice! Students will have the opportunity to race around the board game to their tornado shelter! The one who makes it to the tornado shelter first wins!

 

 

Created by Mallory Mahon M.S. CCC-SLP http://spiritedspeechpathology.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SpiritedSpeechPathology

Special thanks to MyCuteGraphics for creating the tornado graphics in this activity!

www.mycutegraphics.com https://www.facebook.com/mycutegraphics

Tornado facts were found at the following websites: http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-tornados

http://tornado-facts.com/

 

 

What is a tornado?

What is the difference between a tornado

warning and a tornado watch?

What do you listen for if there is a tornado?

Where would you go if you were at your

school and there was a tornado warning?

Where would you go if you were at home and

there was a tornado warning?

What is considered the safest place in your

house?

What is your family’s safety plan in case of a

tornado?

Where would you go if you were riding in the car and there was a

tornado?

 

 

What causes a tornado to happen?

What do you do to protect your body

when there is a tornado?

What is

“Tornado Alley?”

What is a storm shelter? Do you have one?

What are the types of

things you should keep in a storm shelter?

What does it mean when you lose power?

What do you do if you lose power? How will you see if it is dark?

The tornado siren is

sounding. When should you go to

the tornado shelter?

 

 

True or False

A tornado sounds like a

freight train.

True or False

You should stay

underneath windows when there is a

tornado.

True or False

You may lose power when there is a

tornado.

True or False

The safest place to stay during a tornado is

upstairs.

True or False

You should go to your basement in case of a

tornado.

True or False

The cartoon channel will tell if there is a

tornado.

True or False

The weather channel, news or a weather

radio will tell you if there is a tornado.

True or False

It’s okay to keep playing while my

teacher tells us to line up when there is a

tornado.

 

 

True or False

It is important to practice the tornado

drills.

True or False

A tornado will cause flooding.

You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the

tornado siren. Move back 2 spaces.

You ignored the tornado siren.

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You ignored the tornado siren.

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Tornadoes have been reported in every state in the USA and also in

every season.

A tornado can occur at any time, but most

often between 3pm and 9 pm.

F0 Tornado

Winds between 40-72mph and causes light

damage.

F1 Tornado

Winds between 73-1157mph and causes

considerable damage.

F2 Tornado

Winds between 113-157mph and causes

considerable damage.

F3 Tornado

Winds between 158-1206mph and causes

severe damage.

F4 Tornado

Winds between 207-260mph and causes

catastrophic damage.

F5 Tornado

Winds between 261-318mph and causes

total damage.

 

 

Tornado Alley is a flat stretch of land from

western Texas to North Dakota.

In southern states peak tornado occurrences is

March through May.

In the northernmost states peak tornado occurrences are late June through August.

Tornado Alley is a hotspot for tornadoes because the dry polar

air from Canada meets the warm tropical hair

from the Gulf of Mexico.

Most tornadoes travel from the southwest to

the northeast.

Funnel clouds usually

last less than 10 minutes before dissipating.

A tornado may appear nearly transparent until

dust and debris are picked up or a cloud

forms within the tunnel.

Tornadoes can

accompany tropical storms and hurricanes

once on land.

 

 

A tornado is a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling

winds.

Damage paths of

tornados can be in excel of one mile wide

and 50 miles long.

Tornadoes can occur

when a warm front meets a cold front.

Rotating thunderstorms called mesocyclones (or supercells) are the

best predictors of tornado activity.

 

 

 

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