EF1 Tornado Hits South Columbus, Residents Displaced
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A tornado hit south Columbus on Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) checked the damage. They say it was an EF1 tornado.
An EF1 tornado is not the strongest kind. But it can still break things. It can also hurt people and homes.
Some people had to leave their homes. We say they are displaced. This means they cannot stay in their houses now.
The NWS also looked at Upper Arlington. This is a place near Columbus. They found straight-line wind damage there. This is a different kind of storm damage. It is not from a tornado.
Strong wind and tornadoes can both break trees and houses. Weather workers study the damage. This helps them know what kind of storm it was.
Vocabulary4 words
- tornado
- a very strong spinning wind that can break things
- National Weather Service
- a group that studies weather in the US
- displaced
- having to leave your home
- straight-line wind
- strong wind that blows in one direction, not spinning
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1. South Columbus 2. People had to leave their homes 3. True
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A _____ hit south Columbus on Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) checked the _____. They say it was an EF1 tornado.
An EF1 tornado is not the _____ kind. But it can still break things. It can also hurt people and homes.
Some people had to leave their homes. We say they are _____. This means they cannot stay in their houses now.
The NWS also looked at Upper Arlington. This is a place near Columbus. They found _____ damage there. This is a different kind of storm damage. It is not from a tornado.
Strong wind and tornadoes can both break trees and houses. Weather workers _____ the damage. This helps them know what kind of storm it was.
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