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SevereWeather:Tornadoes,Hurricanes,ThunderstormsandBlizzards
WEBSITE:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
Onceyougettothissite,clickonTornadoes
TORNADOES
Step1:Whenthenumber1isdark.Readtheinformationabouttornadoesinthegrayboxandanswerthe
followingquestions.Youmayhavetoscrolldowntoseealloftheinformation.
1. Whatisatornado?Aviolentrotatingcolumnofairthatextendsfromathunderstormtothe
ground.
2. Whichstatehasthemosttwistersperyear?Howmany?Texaswith120peryear.
Step2:Clickonthe#2.Readtheinformationinthegraybox,andanswerthefollowingquestions.
1. Whataresupercells?Largethunderstormsthathavewindsalreadyinmotion.
2. WheredomosttornadoesinAmericaoccur?TornadoAlleyfromTexastoNebraska.

3. Whydomosttornadoesoccurinthelateafternoon?Thesunhasheatedthegroundand
atmosphereenoughtomakeathunderstorm.
Clickonthenextbuttontozoomintoseeatornado.
4. Whendotornadoesform?Warmhumidaircollideswithdry,coldair.

5. Whatisanupdraft?Warmairrisingthroughcoldair.

6. Whywoulditstarttorotate?Thevaryingsharpwindsmakeitrotate.

7. Beforethestormturnsintoatornado,whattypeofclouddoesitbecome?FunnelCloud.

Step3:Clickonthe#3.Readtheinformationinthegraybox,andanswerthefollowingquestions.

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1. Whattypeofweatheraccompaniestornadoes?Thunderstorms,highwinds,andhail.
Clickonseetornadodamageatthebottomofthetext.
2. HowdoestheFujitascalemeasuretornadointensity?Scalethatmeasuresdamagedoneby
tornadoandmatchesestimatedwindspeedthatwouldmakecomparabledamage.
MovearoundtheFujitascaletoseetheeffectstornadoesofdifferentintensitieshave.
Clickonthe#4toseeavideoofatornadopassing.
Clickonthe#5toanswerthefollowingquestion.Youwillhavetoscrolldowntoanswerthequestion.
1. Whatisthedifferencebetweenatornadowatchandatornadowarning?Awatchiswhenweather
conditionsareonlyfavorableforatornadobutawarningiswhenatornadohasbeenactually
seen.

Clickon#6tomakeatornado.
1.Whatconditionsareperfectformakingatornado?Warmmoistaircollidingwithcolderairthatis
dry,alsovariablewinds.
HURRICANES
Now,youaremovingontohurricanes.Clickonthehurricanesymbolabovethenumbers,andbegin.
1. Howmanymphmustwindsbegoinginorderforatropicalstormtobeahurricane?74mph
2. Wheredohurricanesform?OverAtlanticorEasternPacificOceans
Wheredocyclonesform?BayofBengalandNorthernIndianOcean
Wheredotyphoonsform?WesternPacificOcean
Clickon#2,andreadtheinformation.Clickthenextbuttonwhenyouaredone.
1.DoestheeyeofthehurricanehaveHIGHorLOWpressure?Low
2. Wherearethemostviolentwindsinthehurricane?TheEyeWall
Clickonthe#3.

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1. Inthenorthernhemisphere,hurricanesalwaysturnhow?CounterClockwise
2. Inthesouthernhemisphere,theyalwaysturnhow?Clockwise
Playwiththeimageofthehurricanetoseea3Dimage.
Clickonthe#4.
1. Alloftherainfromhurricanescancausewhattooccur?Floods,flashfloods,landslides
2.Whatisastormsurge?Riseinsealevel
Clickonthe#5.
Readtheinformation,andwatchthevideo.
Clickonthe#6.
1. Whatisthedifferencebetweenahurricanewatchandahurricanewarning?Hurricanewatchisjust
whenthereisathreatofhurricanecomingbutawarningiswhenoneislikelytohitin24
hours.
Clickonthe#7.
Create5hurricanes.
1. Whichonecreatesthemostdamage?Whatfactors?Category5fromlocation2withwarm
waters/highhumidity
highhumidity.

THUNDERSTORMS
Gotohttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/ingredient.htm
1. Listthe3ingredientsnecessaryforathunderstorm.Moisture,Instabilityofatmosphere,lifting
mechanism
2. ClickonLifecycleofaThunderstorm.Takenotesoneachofthethreestages.

ToweringCumulusStageCumuluscloudbeginstogrowvertically,couldbetoaheightof20,000
ft

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MatureCumulusStageStormhasconsiderabledepth,oftenreaching40,00060,000ft.Strong
updraftsanddowndrafts

DissipatingStageDowndraftcutsoffupdraft,stormnolongerhasmoistairsoitdissipates.

3. Whataresomeofthepotentialhazardsofthunderstorms?Hail,damagingwinds,flashflooding.

BLIZZARDS
Gotohttp://www.ussartf.org/blizzards.htm
1. HowdoestheNationalWeatherServicedefineablizzard?Largeamountsoffallingsnowfor
extendedamountoftime(3hoursormore)withwindsgreaterthan35mph,visibilitylessthan
ofamile.
2. Listsomeofthedangersofblizzards.Hazardousdrivingconditions,windchill,frostbite,
hypothermia.

3. WhatdowecallablizzardthatmovesuptheeastcoastfromtheMidAtlantictoNewEngland?A
Noreaster

4. ScrolldowntoKeepAheadoftheStorm
Whatdoesitmeanifeachofthefollowingisissued:
WinterStormWatchSeverewinterstorm(snow/ice)conditionsarepossibleovernext2days.

WinterStormWarningSeverewinterstormshavebegunorbegininthearea.

BlizzardWarningStrongwindscombineforblowingsnowdeepdriftsandharshwindchill.

CreateACaneGame

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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/games/canelab.htm
CreateACanePostGameQuestion
1. Whatistheidealwindspeedforahurricane?7495mph
2. Whatistheidealtemperatureforahurricane?82degrees
3. Whatistheideallatitudeforahurricane?5degreesNorthand20degreesSouth
4. Whatistheidealmoistureforahurricane?Upperlevelcanbedrybutmiddleandlowerlayer
havetobeverymoist.
5. Whatisneededtocreateatropicaldepressionintheocean?Warmoceanwatersofatleast26.5
degreesCelsius