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 Vocabulary- Eye of the Storm

Collide – to bump into another mass with force

Funnel cloud – tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground

Jagged – having a sharp, pointed edge or outline

Lightning – the flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground

Prairies – flat, open grasslands

Rotate – to swirl in a circular motion

Severe – serious or extreme in nature

Sizzling – crackling with intense heat

Tornadoes – rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel-shaped downspouts