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Nova: Hunt for the Supertwister
This activity will introduce you to the Fujita scale for rating tornado strength. You will then put your knowledge to use by observing photographs of tornado damage and assigning them a rating.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken of a tornado just starting to develop in the town of Enid, Oklahoma on June 5, 1966.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph was taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma beginning to grow and develop.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph was taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma in a mature state of development.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #4
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma in a mature state of development.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #4
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #5
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in a mature stage of formation in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Dimmitt Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado captured in Dimmitt, Texas on June 2, 1995.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Dimmitt Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado captured in Dimmitt, Texas on June 2, 1995.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in its "Rope" stage, captured in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in the process of dying, captured in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Seymour Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Seymour, Texas highlighting its motion and cloud development.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Seymour Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Seymour, Texas captured in a mature stage of development on April 10, 1979.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Wichita Falls Tornado
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken of a tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas on April 10, 1979.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Dimmitt Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado captured in Dimmitt, Texas on June 2, 1995.