Severe Storms and Tornado Risk Hit Oklahoma on Monday
Big storms hit Oklahoma on Monday. Weather experts said many storms would come in waves.
A tornado watch started for some Oklahoma counties. This was on Monday evening.
A tornado is a strong, spinning wind. It can break houses and trees.
Experts said the storm risk went up during the day. They warned people to stay safe.
Some places got heavy rainfall. This means a lot of rain falls fast.
Severe storms can bring strong wind, rain, and tornadoes. People checked the news for updates.
Weather workers made a timeline. This showed when storms would come.
People in Oklahoma watched the sky and listened for warnings.
Vocabulary15 words
- tornado
- a strong wind that spins very fast
- severe storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- heavy rainfall
- a lot of rain falling quickly
- timeline
- a list showing when things happen
- watch
- a warning that bad weather might come
- counties
- small areas inside a state
- risk
- the chance something bad will happen
- upgraded
- made bigger or more serious
- forecaster
- a person who tells us about future weather
- evening
- the time after afternoon, before night
- strong wind
- wind that moves very fast and hard
- weather
- the condition outside, like rain or sun
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- safe
- not in danger
- waves
- groups of storms that come one after another
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1. Monday 2. A tornado watch 3. True
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Big storms hit Oklahoma on _____. Weather experts said many storms would come in _____.
A _____ watch started for some Oklahoma counties. This was on Monday evening.
A tornado is a strong, _____ wind. It can break houses and trees.
Experts said the storm _____ went up during the day. They warned people to stay safe.
Some places got heavy _____. This means a lot of rain falls fast.
_____ storms can bring strong wind, rain, and tornadoes.
Weather workers made a _____. This showed when storms would come.
People in Oklahoma watched the sky and listened for _____.
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