The tornado shop
Fact-checked printables for home and school, plus a short list of books and kit. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Tornado printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, sold as instant downloads from the ReallyByte store.
Tornado Science Pack
The four ingredients, the four stages, label a supercell, tornado or not, the UK and the world, watch-or-warning sorting and a family tornado plan, with answer keys
EF & TORRO Scale Maths Worksheets
Rate tornadoes on the EF scale, convert mph, km/h and metres per second, use the TORRO and Beaufort link and work with real records, with answer keys
How Tornadoes Work Cards
Twelve double-sided cards, from the four ingredients to the radar truck, plus a put-it-in-order game
Tornado Activity & Colouring Pack
Colouring scenes, a get-to-the-shelter maze, a word search and puzzles for ages 4 to 9
Tornado Quiz & Word Puzzles Pack
A crossword, code breaker, fill-the-gap facts, number match, myth busters and a 16-question quiz, with answer keys
Best valueThe Complete Tornado Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download.
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 6-page tornado printables sample. A4 PDF (255 KB) or US Letter PDF (255 KB).
Books & kit
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Weather watching
- Home weather stations (affiliate link)Log temperature, rain, wind and air pressure, and compare your readings with the forecast.
- Handheld anemometers (affiliate link)Measure the wind yourself. An EF0 tornado starts at 65 mph; a windy day at the park is nowhere near.
- Cloud charts (affiliate link)Learn to tell a wall cloud from a shelf cloud, and a cumulonimbus from a cumulus.
Ready for a storm
- Wind-up emergency radios (affiliate link)Wind-up or solar radios for news and warnings when the power goes off.
- Wind-up torches (affiliate link)For power cuts. No batteries to go flat.
- Power banks (affiliate link)Keep a phone charged for alerts if the power goes off.
- Emergency whistles (affiliate link)A loud whistle to let people know where you are.
Books and science
- Tornado books for children (affiliate link)Stories and facts about how tornadoes work.
- Weather books for grown-ups (affiliate link)Clouds, storms and how forecasts are made.
- Vortex bottle connectors (affiliate link)Join two bottles and swirl the water to make your own spinning vortex.