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| hurricane |
a dangerous storm made up of swirling bands of thunderstorms with speeds at least 117 km/hr |
| Tropical depression |
a low pressure air mass that froms over warm water and has swirling winds that can be as strong as 61 km/hr |
| Tropical storm |
a low pressure air mass that forms over warm water and has swirling winds that are more than 61km/hr but less than 119 km/hr |
| Storm Surge |
water pushed ahead onto shore by a the winds outside the eye wall of a hurricane |
| What is the source of a hurricane's energy |
The transfer of the heat from the warm ocean water into the air |
| How does a hurrican cause damage |
Strong winds; flooding; mudlides; storm surges & strong waves |
| What types of information can hurricane model give? |
Strength, direction, and speed |
| Tornado |
a rapidly spinning column of air that comes down out of a thunderstorm cloud and touches the ground |
| Vortex |
a spinning funnel-shaped are in a fluid |
| Caracteristics of a tornado |
Forms over land; hundreds of METERS across; lasts only a few minutes |
| Characteristics of a hurricane |
forms over water; hundreds of KILOMETERS across; can last for days |
| tornado watch |
tornados are likely to form within a few hours |
| tornado warning |
a tornado has been detected on radar |
| dust devil |
column of whirling air - NOT A TORNADO - not part of a thunderstorm Common where columns of hot air rise |
| waterspout |
a rapidly spinning column of air over a lade or ocean. Usually weaker than tornados |
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