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tornado terms
This section will help you understand the different words and phrases that might come up when talking about tornadoes. We put this together for the average student, teacher or tornado enthusiast. If y [..]
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Air pressure
Also known as barometric pressure, is the weight of a column of air that extends from the surface (ground or water) to the top of the atmosphere. A tornado has very low air pressure.
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Anemometer
This is a weather instrument used to measure wind speeds.
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barometer
This is a weather device used to measure air (barometric) pressure.
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Barometric pressure
Also known as air pressure, is the weight of a column of air that extends from the surface (ground or water) to the top of the atmosphere. A tornado has very low barometric pressure.
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Enhanced Fujita Scale
An enhanced version of the Fujita-Pearson tornado scale
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Forecast
This is a prediction made by meteorologists of what the weather will be like in the future.
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Fujita scale
Also known as the Fujita-Pearson Scale, is a tornado scale
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funnel cloud
A rotating column of wind that hasn't touched the ground. Funnel clouds are called tornadoes when they reach the ground.
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Hail
Frozen precipitation (ice) that forms in mid-latitude thunderstorms.
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