Severe Weather
Thunder and Lightening Where it happens Formation Aftermath Other Facts Flood -areas near water (coast, lakes, rivers) Normally dry When the ground can not absorb any more water Unsafe drinking water Disease and death Dislocated animal Caused by: Storm surges Breaking dams Heavy rains Thunderstorm Along a cold front Rising warm air reaches dew pt. , cloud grows tall due to unstable atm. creating cumulonimbus clouds Damage to property/crops Flooding Possible Tornado Power outages Causes thunder, lightning, high winds, heavy rain Tornado 1% of thunderstorms Mainly great plains states, tornado ally Wind from 2 direction causes air to roll, then strong updrafts push it vertical so it touches ground Destroyed homes/property Death Small in diameter, fast wind speeds, don’t stay on ground long Hurricane Over warm ocean water –near coast of Africa Large thunderstorms start spinning due to wind, travels, winds reach 74 mi/h Dies out over land Flooding, destroyed homes/property, downed power and communication lines, injuries and death, homelessness The eye is calm, 300-600 mi across High winds Thunder and Lightening
A bit more on Hurricanes: Parts of a Hurricane Names are picked at the beginning of the season and alternate b/t boy and girl names. http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/hurricane_structure.jpg
Hurricane viewed from space http://www.hurricanekatrina.com/images/hurricane-katrina-category-5.jpg