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Ages: 8 - 18
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When you're at home and a tornado is heading your way, where do you go? Find out the safest places to hide. (01:15)
May 26, 2013 at 05:19 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 10 - 18
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Tornadoes are the most violent storms on Earth, with wind velocities that can exceed 200 miles per hour. How do these terrifying cyclones form? Meteorologist James Spann sheds light on the lifespan of tornadoes as they go from supercell thunderstorms... to terrible twisters before eventually dissolving back into thin air. (04:12)
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August 21, 2014 at 01:35 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 11 - 18
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Tornadoes can sometimes occur as hurricanes make their way onshore; how does this occur?(01:15)
May 26, 2013 at 04:37 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 18
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Tornadoes 101
From NationalGeographicVideo, produced by National Geographic
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This National Geographic video begins with footage of various tornadoes. About 800 twisters sweep through America in a year. This video shows where the tornadoes occur most frequently and how they are formed from the colliding of warm and cold air.... The video also goes through safety procedures when a tornado warning is issued and also explains what storm chasers do. (02:46)
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July 26, 2009 at 07:04 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 15
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Tornadoes
From kidsknowit.com, produced by Kids KNow It
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Watch a twister take shape right before your eyes and learn what it takes to make them form in this short, computer animated video. The video will briefly cover the following topics: tornadoes, tornado statistics, tornado colors, how tornadoes form,... supercells, mesocyclones, and types of tornadoes. A ten question, fill in the blank quiz is at the conclusion of the video.
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April 12, 2010 at 11:11 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 13
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This brief video shows amazing photographs of tornadoes. Set to music. Run time 0:56.
July 12, 2009 at 07:48 AM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 7 - 18
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This three-minute video explains how the National Weather Service describes a tornado. It shows how a tornado forms using animation. The video offers explanations of what tornado watches and tornado warnings.
July 12, 2009 at 04:55 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 11 - 18
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On average, about 800 tornadoes occur in the United States each year. They can appear and disappear in moments, and key details about their formation are unknown. These factors make the research to understand and predict tornado occurrence extremely ...difficult. This video segment adapted from NOVA describes the challenges of studying tornadoes and shows how computer simulations are helping researchers observe what they can't possibly see in a real storm. Closed captioning included. Run time 06:20.
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October 27, 2010 at 08:16 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 8 - 13
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Melissa and Elizabeth-->
From Dragonfly TV. After watching a news report on the destruction caused by a tornado in Siren, Wisconsin, Melissa and Elizabeth were curious about how tornado experts study tornado damage. So they asked permission from Si...ren city officials to visit the town and examine the evidence. Their question to be investigated: How do you determine the strength of a tornado?
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August 31, 2010 at 07:09 PM
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Not Right For WatchKnowLearn
Ages: 9 - 18
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From an outsider's perspective, storm chasing might appear to involve hours and hours of boredom, accentuated by a few moments of unimaginable excitement — or terror — depending on one's love or fear of tornadoes. But to tornado researchers, the effo...rt and expense they expend in search of a single tornado-producing storm reflect the importance of these events in terms of their impact on lives and property. This video segment adapted from NOVA follows some of the scientists who study these violent storms and highlights what they've learned about the storms and what they still want to know about the conditions that cause them. Closed cationing included. Run time 05:21.
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October 12, 2010 at 09:01 PM
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