Directions:  Click on the Internet address which is underlined to find the answers to questions found below it.
   http://www.theindependent.com/Twisters/front.html

1.  Click on Stories.  What kind of day was the day of the twister?

2.  Click on THE Day.  What had the weather been like for several days?

3.  What did people say that dogs did all that day?

4.What did the Omaha radar see?

5.  From what direction did the first funnels come?

6.  At 8:30, the weather employees detected what that caused them to sound the first warnings for Grand Island.

7.  Describe some of the experiences of other people during that tornado. (Choose at least two people to write about.)

8.  About what time did the two twisters join? ________________

9.  About how long did the twisters hang over the city that night?
 

10.  Click on the Back button.  Select The Day After.  Write a bit about what Grand Island was like the day after the tornado.

11.  Compare and contrast the real story of the Grand Island tornado with the one from the book.

How is it the same (compare)?

How is it different (contrast)?

 http://www.outlook.noaa.gov/tornadoes/

12.  The site above gives all sorts of information about tornadoes.  Click on Fast Facts.  Explain what months are the most likely to have tornadoes?

13.  Describe the difference between a tornado warning and a tornado watch.

14. What is the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale? Briefly explain what each category means.

Constructed by B. Jones
Bellevue Public Schools Technology Trainer    Date revised: 10/25/2004