1. Severe Weather

2. 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, mi across
High winds
Thunder and Lightening

3. 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.

4. Hurricane viewed from space