Series: 95-04

B illy a n d M a r ia
L e a r n A b o u t
T o r n a d o S a f e t y

P a r t 2 o f 3

B illy a n d M a r ia
L e a r n A b o u t

TORNADO
SAFETY
Part 2 of 3

O n e
t r ip
T h e
B illy

d a y , B illy a n
. T h e y in v it e
w h o le g r o u p
' s c o u s in H e

d h
d M
g o
n r y

is f a m ily d e c id e d t o g o o n a
a r ia t o c o m e a lo n g w it h t h e m .
t in t h e v a n a n d w e n t t o v is it
.

s t o r m

1 0 6 .2

T u r n o n
t h e r a d io !

A s
f o r
s t o
r a d

t h e
m in
r m
io t

y w e r e
g n e a r b
w a s s e v
o lis t e n

d r iv in g , t h e y
y . B illy a n d M
e r e . B illy ' s m
f o r a n y r e p o

n o t ic e d a
a r ia w o n d
o m t u r n e d
r t s a b o u t

s t
e r
o
t h

o r m
e d if t h e
n t h e v a n
e s t o r m .

C U M U L O N I M B U S
( s t o r m c lo u d )

T h e y
w a s s
w in d s
h a il t
w o u ld
lo o k e

h e a r d
e v e r e
w it h
h e s iz
h a v e
d lik e

t h e v o ic e
. T h is m e a n
t h e s t o r m .
e o f d im e s
t o k e e p a n
t h e s t o r m

o n t h e r a d io s a y t h e s t o r m
t t h e r e c o u ld b e s t r o n g
I t a ls o m e a n t t h e r e c o u ld b e
o r la r g e r . B illy a n d M a r ia
e y e o n t h e s t o r m s in c e it
w a s m o v in g t o w a r d t h e m .

R A I N

S u d d e n
c o u ld h
o n t h e
o t h e r d

ly ,
a r d
s h o
r iv

it s t a r t e d
ly s e e t h e
u ld e r a n d
e r s c o u ld

t o r a in
r o a d . H
t u r n o n
s e e t h e

v e
e
t h
v a

r y h a r d . B illy ' s d a d
d e c id e d t o p u ll o v e r
e h e a d lig h t s s o
n .

H A I L

k n a c
k
k
on c
k

A f t e r a f e w m o m e n t s , t h e r a in w a s n o
h a r d . T h e y s t a r t e d d r iv in g a g a in . T h e n
a n o is e . K n o c k , k n a c k , k n a c k . I t w a s h a
B illy ' s d a d s lo w e d t h e c a r . H e k n e w t h
f a s t w o u ld c a u s e m o r e h a il d a m a g e t o
d r iv in g s lo w o r p u llin g o f f t h e r o a d .

t f a llin g a s
t h e y h e a r d
ilin g o u t s id e .
a t d r iv in g
t h e v a n t h a n

C R A S H !

B illy a n d M a
c a r s r u s h in g
U n f o r t u n a t e
o f f t h e r o a d
a w a y f r o m t
C R A S H !

r ia
t o
ly ,
. A
h e

lo o k e d o u t t
p a r k u n d e r n
s o m e o n e d id
n o t h e r c a r t
h a il r a n in t o

h e v a n
e a t h a
n o t p a
h a t w a
it a n d

w in d o w a n d
b r id g e .
r k c o m p le t e
s r u s h in g t o
t h e r e w a s a

s a w
ly
g e t
b ig

BEEEEEEP!!!
This is a

TORNADO
WARNING!

1 0 6 .2

h ile B illy a n
c a r s , a n a la r m
is a t o r n a d o w
c lo s e t o I - 3 5
im m e d ia t e ly !"

d M a r ia w
s o u n d e d
a r n in g ! A
a n d t h e t
t h e v o ic e

e r
o n
t o
o w
o n

e w
t h
r n a
n o
t h

a t c h in g t h e c r a s h e d
e r a d io . B E E E E E P . " T h is
d o h a s b e e n s p o t t e d
f A n d o v e r . T a k e c o v e r
e r a d io s a id .

T O R N A D O

B illy
t o r n
t o r
d it c

a n
a d
u n
h a

d M a r
o . B illy
t o f o r
n d p r o

ia
's
s a
t e

lo o k e d o u t
m o m s p ie d
f e t y . T h e y
c t e d t h e ir

t h
a
la
h e

e w in
n e a r b
y d o w
a d s w

d o
y
n
it

w a n d s a w t h e
d it c h f o r t h e m
f la t in t h e
h t h e ir h a n d s .

T h e t o r
t h a t w e
o v e r . L u
b a c k in
t h e t o w
M a r ia w
t im e t o

n a d o p a s s e d
r e p a r k e d u n
c k ily , n o o n e
t h e v a n . T h e
n w h e r e B illy
e r e g la d t h e
c h e c k o n H e

n e a r t h e m . S o m e o f t h e c a r
d e r t h e b r id g e w e r e b lo w n
w a s h u r t b a d ly . E v e r y o n e g o
y h e a r d t h e t o r n a d o h a d h it
' s c o u s in H e n r y liv e d . B illy a
y w e r e a ll r ig h t , b u t n o w it w
n r y .

s
t
n d
a s

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BILLY AND MARIA SERIES INDEX OF TITLES

95-01

Billy and Maria Visit the National Weather Service, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, March 1995.

95-02

Billy, Maria and the Thunderstorm, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,

NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, March 1995.

95-03

Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety- Part 1, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1995.

95-04

Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety- Part 2, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1995.

95-05

Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety- Part 3, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1995.

95-06

Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather- Part 1, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, June 1995.

95-07

Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather- Part 2, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Service Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, July 1995.

95-08

Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather- Part 3, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, August 1995.