Steve

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Tornadoes are one of the most dangerous natural disasters in the world so that is why I chose to study This amazing natural disaster. My name is Steven Schepman from [|MICDS] in [|St. Louis] . Tornadoes leave towns in ruins and destruction in its path. Nothing can stop a Tornado and this website will tell you all about tornadoes and how they effect //our lives. //

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[|MICDS weather] [|The 1999 tornado outbreak] was a severe whether event that lasted from May 3 until May 6 ,1999 and brought severe storms to Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. The most significant tornado first touched down southwest of[| Chickasaw, Oklahoma,] and became an F5 before dissipating over Midwest, Oklahoma. This tornado caused 1.1 million dollars in damage. Also caused 142 deaths and had 8,000 homes destroyed. Why it was formed was a cold front going through the mid-west sweeping the cold air up in the atmosphere causing the cold air and warm air to twist causing a tornado. The people of Oklahoma should do these things to protect them from any tornadoes. They should look for dangerous weather signs and also look for dark[| funnel clouds] before a tornado.During a tornado they should stay in a basement and watch the news for any other warnings of any other disasters. After a tornado they should be careful going near any damaged structures. Tornado safety is really important there could the be deaths, damaged property and injuries!

St. Johns hospital- Joplin Steven 5-b2 Febuary 15, 2011 The Joplin tornado on May 33, 2011 was the deadliest tornado on U.S soil since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1950. I learned that there was, 161 people that died. Also there was, over 1,000 people injured. The Joplin tornado was an EF5 with winds up to 200 mph. The tornado was caused by a cold front and warm front crossing each other. The St. Johns hospital was one of the very few buildings still standing. The hospital had to much damage it is being knocked down by a wrecking ball. This story is related to science because tornadoes are part of meteorology.

The Saint Johns Hospital is getting knocked down in a dual demolition-groundbreaking ceremony. The Saint Johns Hospital will be rebuilt after they are done with the ceremony. The tornado caused X-rays to be about 70 miles away in Dade county, Missouri. The twister hit the nine-story building at about 5:40 p.m. The people in Joplin, Missouri had a hard time taking action Joplin has a rocky ground so lots of people did not have basements.

Source: CNN.com/tornadoes

Title of article: 8 months after devastating tornado, Missouri hospital to be demolished.

Date written: January 28, 2012

Author: Ashley Hayes

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Beals, GregoryRogers, Adam. "`It Looked Like A Bomb Went Off.'." //Newsweek// 133.20 (1999): 24. //MAS Ultra - School Edition//. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. youtube video 1999 oklahoma tornado. [|National Geographic- Tornadoes] [|Fema- Toradoes]

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