Weather Warnings What we are going to look at today: Why we have weather warnings The types of weather warnings Weather warning symbols

What have I learned today? What I know What I want to know How do I find out more What have I learned today? Alternatively - Complete table using digital website - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/kwl_creator/

KWHL Chart Think about what you already know about weather warnings. Think about what you want to know about weather warnings. Complete the first two columns in the table.

Why do we have weather warnings? Weather warnings are in place to protect the lives and livelihoods of all of the nation’s citizens, and to lessen the damage to property and disturbance to economic activity at times of severe weather. Red Yellow Orange

Matching Activity Be Prepared Take Action Be Aware Collaborate together in order to match the descriptions to the weather warning symbols. Be Prepared People should take action to protect themselves & their properties. Stay indoors, avoid danger zones. Severe weather warning. Take Action Weather conditions that do not pose an immediate threat to the general population, but only to those exposed to risk by nature of their location and/or activity. Be Aware Weather conditions which have the capacity to impact significantly on people in the affected areas. People should prepare themselves for the anticipated conditions.

Matching Activity Be Aware Be Prepared Take Action These are the correct matched solutions… How did you do? Be Aware Weather conditions that do not pose an immediate threat to the general population, but only to those exposed to risk by nature of their location and/or activity. Be Prepared Weather conditions which have the capacity to impact significantly on people in the affected areas. People should prepare themselves for the anticipated conditions. Take Action People should take action to protect themselves & their properties. Stay indoors, avoid danger zones. Severe weather warning.

Click on the image to enter the meteoalarm website Click on the image to enter the meteoalarm website. Click on the map of Europe to print. Colour in the map to match the current weather warnings for Europe. The meteoalarm website shows the weather warnings across Europe right now. MeteoAlarm Image taken 16th October 2017. meteoalarm.eu

Weather Conditions Wind Thunderstorms Snow / Ice Fog Forestfire Rain Draw the symbols for each weather condition below… Weather Conditions Wind Thunderstorms Snow / Ice Fog Forestfire Rain Flood Low Temperature High Temperature Avalanches Solution: meteoalarm website.

Research Booklet Print the next few slides to create a weather warning booklet to keep in your classroom. Using the Met Éireann website, record the weather warning conditions for each page in your booklet. Click here to access the information link from Met Éireann.

Weather Warning Booklet Name: _____________________ Date: _____________________

Wind Weather Warnings

Thunderstorm Weather Warnings

Snow / Ice Weather Warnings

Fog Weather Warnings

Rain Weather Warnings

Flood Weather Warnings

Low Temperature Weather Warnings

High Temperature Weather Warnings

Coastal Wind Weather Warnings

Digital Weather Monitoring Tools Monitor the weather conditions over Ireland by clicking opening the links within: Scoilnet Learning Path – Ophelia Weather Monitoring.