Tornado Article

Marisa C.
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  1. meteorologist
    a specialist who studies weather conditions
    That’s the assessment of meteorologists who tracked the damage left by the storm that blew through Oneida County just before 1 p.m.
  2. uproot
    move forcibly from a homeland into a new foreign environment
    It touched down for less than a minute, but snapped or uprooted several hardwood trees.
  3. oriented
    adjusted or located in relation to surroundings
    Heden said the team followed the storm path and looked at how debris was oriented, took pictures, consulted video shared by residents and logged GPS coordinates when possible.
  4. hardwood
    the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees
    It touched down for less than a minute, but snapped or uprooted several hardwood trees.
  5. coordinate
    of equal importance, rank, or degree
    Heden said the team followed the storm path and looked at how debris was oriented, took pictures, consulted video shared by residents and logged GPS coordinates when possible.
  6. isolate
    place or set apart
    “People hear tornado and that grabs the headlines,” Heden said, but in New York, tornadoes tend to be short in duration and isolated to a defined area.
  7. enhance
    increase
    The tornado registered as a zero on the Enhanced Fujita or EF scale, and had 70-80 mph winds.
  8. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
    Heden said the team followed the storm path and looked at how debris was oriented, took pictures, consulted video shared by residents and logged GPS coordinates when possible.
  9. reservoir
    lake used to store water for community use
    “All the trees from Reservoir Road to east of Route 12, that was a microburst,” Heden said, because trees there were pointing to the east.
  10. enhanced
    increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
    The tornado registered as a zero on the Enhanced Fujita or EF scale, and had 70-80 mph winds.
  11. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
    That’s the assessment of meteorologists who tracked the damage left by the storm that blew through Oneida County just before 1 p.m.
  12. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
    Heden said a team of three meterologists decided to investigate whether a tornado had touched down after reports of widespread damage.
  13. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
    “People hear tornado and that grabs the headlines,” Heden said, but in New York, tornadoes tend to be short in duration and isolated to a defined area.
  14. resident
    someone who lives at a particular place for a long period
    Heden said the team followed the storm path and looked at how debris was oriented, took pictures, consulted video shared by residents and logged GPS coordinates when possible.
  15. consult
    seek information from
    Heden said the team followed the storm path and looked at how debris was oriented, took pictures, consulted video shared by residents and logged GPS coordinates when possible.
  16. affect
    have an influence upon
    In the areas affected by the microburst, the trees were pointed in just one direction, the path of the storm.
  17. tend
    have a disposition to do or be something; be inclined
    “People hear tornado and that grabs the headlines,” Heden said, but in New York, tornadoes tend to be short in duration and isolated to a defined area.
  18. scale
    an ordered reference standard
    The tornado registered as a zero on the Enhanced Fujita or EF scale, and had 70-80 mph winds.
Created on Thu Jul 28 11:18:18 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Jul 28 11:19:47 EDT 2011)

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