1. Tonight’s story is about different natural disasters that can effect our country in many ways.

2.  A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of the earth with the base of a cumulonimbus cloud.  Tornadoes come in many different shapes and sizes but are in form of a funnel.  There narrow end touches the earth and has a cloud of dust and debris that flows with it.  Most tornadoes reach lower than 110 mph. Extreme tornadoes can reach as much as 300 mph.

3. Tornadoes Here is a picture of a rope tornado near Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

4.  A Dust Devil is a strong, well- formed whirlwind.  Dust Devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and properties.

5. Dust Devils Here is SmileBank in Arizona showing a dust devil.

6.  Hurricanes are characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain.  Hurricanes STRENGTHEN WHEN WATER IS EVAPORATED FROM THE OCEAN IS RELEASED AS THE SATURATED AIR RISES, RESULTING IN CONDENSATION OF WATER VAPOR CONTAINED IN THE MOIST

7. Hurricanes Here is a picture of Hurricane Isabel. It was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.

8.  A LANDSLIDE IS A wide range of ground movement that includes rock fall, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris flow.

9. Landslides Here is SmileBank interviewing a landslide victim named Agold.

10.  Thanks for watching tonight’s news on natural disasters!  I hope you learned from this lesson!

11.  Thanks for watching the wsbs night time news!  Written by: Jessica Black  Co-worker: Smilebank  Special guest: AGold