1. Severe Weather
Weather Unit

2. A severe storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rains, and strong winds
Thunderstorms
A severe storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rains, and strong winds

3. Heavy rains may cause flooding!
Thunderstorms
What are possible effects of thunderstorms?
Heavy rains may cause flooding!

4. What are possible effects of thunderstorms?
Hail may form!

5. Lightning can cause fires!
Thunderstorms
What are possible effects of thunderstorms?
Lightning can cause fires!

6. Strong winds can blow over trees or power lines!
Thunderstorms
What are possible effects of thunderstorms?
Strong winds can blow over trees or power lines!

7. Thunderstorms What are possible results of a thunderstorm?
heavy rains can cause flooding
hail may also form
lightning can cause fires
strong winds can blow over trees or power lines

8. Safety Concerns: Thunderstorms
Stay inside if possible!
Stay out of the water!
Do not stand under trees!

9. Tornado
A small, funnel-shaped cloud that comes down from a storm cloud with winds spinning at very high speeds

10. High winds can tear apart buildings!
Tornadoes
What are possible effects of tornadoes?
High winds can tear apart buildings!

11. Every time it touches the ground, it destroys everything in its path.
Tornadoes
What are possible effects of tornadoes?
Every time it touches the ground, it destroys everything in its path.

12. Tornadoes What are possible results of a tornadoes?
High winds can tear apart buildings.
Every time it touches the ground, it destroys everything in its path.

13. Safety Concerns: Tornadoes
Find a safe place away from a window!
If you cannot find shelter, lie flat in a ditch or other low place!
Do not stay in your car!

14. Hurricane
A large storm that forms over warm ocean water with very strong winds that blow in a circular pattern around the center, or eye, of the storm

15. High winds can blow over trees, power lines, or even buildings!
Hurricanes
What are possible effects of hurricanes?
High winds can blow over trees, power lines, or even buildings!

16. Heavy rains can cause flooding!
Hurricanes
What are possible effects of hurricanes?
Heavy rains can cause flooding!

17. What are possible effects of hurricanes?
The storm waves on the ocean can come in at the beach and damage the coastal areas!

18. Hurricanes What are possible results of a hurricanes?
High winds can blow over trees, power lines, or even buildings.
Heavy rains can cause flooding.
The storm waves on the ocean can come in at the beach and damage the coastal area.

19. Safety Concerns: Hurricanes
Board up windows in your house!
Stay away from windows!
Move further inland if you are near the coast!

20. Severe Weather
Weather Unit