Presenter: Kara Piarulli Teacher: Ms. Simmons WEATHER Presenter: Kara Piarulli Teacher: Ms. Simmons

INTRODUCTION I studied weather in college for four years! I went back to school for a year to study climate My goal is to teach young students about the weather/climate throughout the country and to also spend some time forecasting

Engage How many of you have ever seen a tornado? Do you think thunderstorms are cool? What about hurricanes? How many of you are afraid of either?

Fun facts Only 10-20 percent of the strongest thunderstorms become tornadoes Most common month is May. Most common time for a tornado to hit is between 3-9pm at night. Hurricanes can be hundreds of miles wide! Some meteorologists fly into hurricanes(Hurricane Hunters)

True/False Hurricanes can produce tornadoes. Hurricanes can form over land. Two or more tornadoes can occur at the same place at one time. A tornado can sometimes stay on the ground for an hour.

Tools Measure Anemometer-wind Thermometer-temperature Rain gauge Weather balloons Satellite-clouds Radar-rain

hurricanes

Tornadoes Tornado watch – tornadoes may form Tornado warning – take cover! Sirens! Trained spotters Where do you go to be safe?

History and naming of hurricanes The National Hurricane Center(NHS) in 1953. Miami, Florida. Originally only boy names were used! Then only girls names. 1979- both Now, there are six lists of names, new list every year. 2018’s list for Atlantic will be used again in 2024

What will the weather be like tomorrow? What about next week? How do meteorologists predict what the weather will be? Maps(low and high pressure) Models(how and where large weather systems will go) Clouds, wind direction, elevation, humidity, etc !

Weather Classes I Took in college Math Satellite,radar,climate, cloud physics, class on thunderstorms(mesoscale, small storms)

Why I love the weather and challenges in being a meteorologist

Jobs The National Weather Service(NWS) Forecasters(airlines, shipping companies) Professor Radio stations Broadcasting- The Weather Channel, Accuweather, local news channel Need to get more experience

QUESTIONS?