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Mr. Biando's Lab

Mr. Biando's Lab - Severe Weather

TermDefinition
Thunderstorm A usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder.
Lightning An electrical discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces, such as between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two parts of the same cloud.
Thunder The sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike.
Flash Floods Caused by heavy rains and is the leading cause of weather related deaths.
Cumulonimbus clouds Tall dark clouds that are associated with unstable rising warm air and thunderstorms.
Tornadoes A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds, is visable as a funnel-shaped cloud, and touches the ground.
Hurricanes A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low pressure storm center.
Typhoon Another name for a hurricane that forms in the western Pacific Ocean.
Storm surge A wall of water that build up over the ocean because of the strong winds of hurricanes and causes major flooding.
Severe weather What thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes are considered to be.
Tornado watch A weather alert that lets people know that a tornado may happen.
Tornado warning A weather alert that lets people know that a tornado has been spotted.
Flood safety Seek high ground.
Hurricane safety Seek shelter in covered well protected building.
Tornado safety Seek shelter in a basement or cellar.
Thunderstorm safety Seek shelter, but stay away from metal objects or tall trees.
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