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OBJECTIVE: Locate tornado alley.
• Pick up worksheet from front table• INTRO: Weekly WS #27– Which state do you think has the most tornadoes
every year?• OUTRO:– After completing the project, what part of the
country receives the most tornadoes?
Tornado Alley PROJECT
1. Write the # of tornadoes in each state2. Copy the key onto the corner of the map3. Choose a color for each category of
tornadoes4. Color each state5. Circle the states that are part of Tornado
Alley
Tornado Alley
• Tornado Alley • Location: Great Plains of Midwest US.
• Very flat land makes it easy for tornadoes to develop
• Warm air from Gulf of Mexico mixes with cold air from Canada, creating tornadoes
• Tornadoes can occur ANYWHERE!!!