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How well do you know tornadoes? - Statistics
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Answer Stats
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| Scale used to measure tornado intensity | Enhanced Fujita Scale/EF Scale | 90%
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| Retired scale replaced in 2007 | Fujita Scale/F Scale | 85%
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| Type of storm that tornadoes form from | Supercell | 80%
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| This Texas F5 is best known for it being the origin of the popular "Dead Man Walking" tornado photo. It stalled over one area for up to 2 minutes, causing significant damage and killing ~24 people. | May 27, 1997, Jarrell, Texas | 75%
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| Tornado that is wider than it is tall that typically causes the most damage | Wedge | 75%
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| Deadliest tornado ever recorded | March 18, 1925, Tri-State Tornado | 70%
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| Costliest tornado ever recorded | May 22, 2011, Joplin, Missouri | 70%
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| Widest tornado ever recorded | May 31, 2013, El Reno, Oklahoma | 70%
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| Strongest tornado ever recorded | May 3, 1999, Bridge Creek-Moore, Oklahoma | 70%
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| How many EF5 tornadoes touched down during the April 2011 super outbreak? | 4 | 65%
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| Very thin tornado that causes little damage | Rope | 65%
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| What rating was given to the El Reno tornado after it was downgraded from EF5? | EF3 | 60%
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| This is a very weak tornado that has formed over water | Waterspout | 60%
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| How many levels of intensity does the EF scale have? | 6 | 55%
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| Wider tornado that has a consistent size | Stovepipe | 55%
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| True or false: Tornadic winds are strong enough to turn small objects like shovels or wood planks into powerful missiles. | True | 50%
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| Small tornado that is wider at the top | Cone | 45%
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| This was the first ever EF5 tornado | May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas | 45%
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| This tornado took place during the 1974 super outbreak and was the most devastating that took place that day. | April 3, 1974, Xenia, Ohio | 40%
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| This is the highest risk seen in an SPC convective outlook. | High | 35%
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| This is a very weak tornado that does not form from a supercell thunderstorm | Landspout | 35%
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| This Texas F4 tornado was a part of an outbreak in 1979. It is best known for its eerie photos and widespread effect across those in and around the city it hit. | April 10, 1979, Wichita Falls, Texas | 30%
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| This is a term used by storm chasers when they must drive through the core of the storm, where most of the hail and rain occurs, in order to intercept a tornado. | Corepunching | 30%
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| This is the rotating part of a supercell that tornadoes form from. | Mesocyclone | 30%
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| This is a type of tornado with multiple vorticies rotating around it, indicative of a very powerful tornado. | Multivortex | 30%
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| This atmospheric value is used by weather forecasters and it measures how much available energy is in the atmosphere for storms to grow from. | CAPE | 25%
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| This is what prevents strong thunderstorms from forming in the morning and early afternoon. | Capping Inversion | 25%
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| This is a cloud of dirt and dust that represents a connection between the cloud and ground and is indicative of a tornado on the ground. | Debris Cloud | 25%
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| In an SPC tornado probability outlook, a hatched area indicates a 10% chance of ___ or higher tornadoes within 25 miles of a point. | EF2 | 25%
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| This type of radar measures precipitation and is the most common type used | Reflectivity | 25%
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| This is the visible part of the tornado. | Condensation Funnel | 20%
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| This type of radar shows the difference between precipitation and debris | Correlation Coefficient | 20%
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| This measures how much available precipitation is in the air. The bigger this value is, the more rain and/or hail will be present in thunderstorms. | PWAT | 20%
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| This type of radar measures wind direction and speed proportionate to the radar's location | Velocity | 20%
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| This is the area a tornado's wind speeds affect. | Windfield | 20%
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| Tallest tornado ever recorded | 1982, Brookfield, Wisconsin | 15%
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