Possible Tornado Spotted in Arizona During Rare Storms
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People saw a possible tornado near Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. A tornado is a strong, spinning wind storm. After this, a tornado watch for the area ended. A tornado watch means a tornado might happen soon.
At the same time, Flagstaff had hail and big storms. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky. There was also a tornado warning in that area. A tornado warning means a tornado is happening or very close.
This kind of weather is rare in Arizona. Severe weather means very bad and dangerous weather. Storms like this do not happen often there.
After the storms, there is a new flash flood danger. A flash flood is fast, sudden flooding from heavy rain. This danger is now in the Four Corners area. Four Corners is where four states meet: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Officials are telling people to be careful. They want people to watch the weather and stay safe.
Vocabulary15 words
- tornado
- a strong wind that spins very fast
- tornado watch
- a warning that a tornado might happen soon
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall like rain
- tornado warning
- a warning that a tornado is happening now
- severe weather
- very bad and dangerous weather
- flash flood
- fast flooding from heavy rain
- officials
- people who work for the government
- rare
- not happening often
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- danger
- something that can hurt you
- area
- a place or part of land
- sudden
- happening very fast, without warning
- spinning
- turning round and round fast
- threat
- something bad that might happen
- stay safe
- to keep yourself from danger
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1. Dewey-Humboldt 2. Hail 3. False
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People saw a possible _____ near Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona.
After this, a tornado _____ for the area ended.
At the same time, Flagstaff had _____ and big storms.
There was also a tornado _____ in that area.
This kind of weather is _____ in Arizona.
After the storms, there is a new flash _____ danger.
This danger is now in the Four _____ area.
Officials are telling people to be _____.
They want people to watch the weather and stay _____.
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