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Tornado Webquest
Ms. Vickers



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Historian

Description


The historian of your group is to dig up as much information about tornados 
and the association of this region and/or town in the United States.

Some guiding questions are listed below to assist you in your compilation of 
facts and ideas.

1.  Where does Desoto, Illinois rank as far as the number of fatalities that 
occurred during a tornado?
2.  How many tornados sweep through tornado alley, where Desoto, Illinois is 
located, a year?
3.  What year was the most destructive tornado, and where was it located in 
relation to Desoto, Illinois?
4.  When was the first warning system devised for tornados?
5.  When did tornados become a major threat to Desoto, Illinois and other 
towns within this region?

Internet Links


http://www.wildweather.com/

http://illiniweather.com/pages/tornados.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wtwist0.htm

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/

http://www.fema.gov/kids/

http://www.sirlinksalot.net/tornado.html

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