2. A Career in Meteorology Gunston Middle School Career Day by Scott Handel by Scott Handel November 25, 2014

3. What Do Meteorologists Do? YES

4. What Do Meteorologists Do? YES

5. NO What Do Meteorologists Do?

6. YES What Do Meteorologists Do?

7. YES What Do Meteorologists Do?

8. YES What Do Meteorologists Do?

9. Meteorologists Save Lives!

10. What causes weather? CLOUDS!!

11. How do Clouds Form?

12. How Does Lightning Form? Lightning

13. How Does Hail Form? Hail

14. What can hail do?

15. How Do Tornados Form? Tornadoes

16. Tornado Damage

17. Hurricane Isabel making landfall on September 18, 2003 How Do Hurricanes Form? Hurricanes Flooding from Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, LA

18. Looking at the Current Weather Radar Image

19. Looking at the Current Weather Satellite Image

21. What This Means

22. Our Forecast Arlington, VA

23. Why Become A Meteorologist? Weather Affects Everyone! Weather Affects Everyone! Being Able to Predict the Weather Saves Lives!!! Being Able to Predict the Weather Saves Lives!!!

24. How to Become A Meteorologist Take an interest in math and physics. Take an interest in math and physics. Pursue higher education and internships Pursue higher education and internships Become a weather watcher for your local TV station Become a weather watcher for your local TV station Visit your local weather service office Visit your local weather service office Get familiar with weather forecasting tools: i.e. satellite and radar images Get familiar with weather forecasting tools: i.e. satellite and radar images Observe your surroundings!!!! Observe your surroundings!!!!

25. More Information Current Forecasts Current Forecasts www.noaawatch.gov or www.weather.govwww.noaawatch.gov or www.weather.govwww.noaawatch.gov www.weather.govwww.noaawatch.gov www.weather.gov Online School for Weather Online School for Weather www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/

26. Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale Scale Wind Estimate (MPH) Typical Damage EF0 < 86 Light – Some damage to chimneys, branches broken, signs damaged. EF186-110 Moderate – Peels surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned. EF2111-135 Considerable – Roofs torn off frame houses, mobile homes demolished, large trees snapped EF3136-165 Severe – Roofs and some walls torn off well constructed homes, trains overturned EF4166-200 Devastating – Well-constructed homes leveled; cars thrown and large missiles generated EF5 Over 200 Incredible – Strong frame houses leveled off foundation and swept away, trees debarked

27. EF0 Damage

28. EF1 Damage

29. EF2 Damage

30. EF3 Damage

31. EF4 Damage

32. EF5 Damage

33. Tornado Embeds

36. Rate the Tornado

37. EF2

38. Rate the Tornado

39. EF4

40. Rate the Tornado

41. EF1

42. Rate the Tornado

43. EF2

44. Rate the Tornado

45. EF4

46. Rate the Tornado

47. EF3

48. Rate the Tornado

49. EF5

50. Rate the Tornado

51. EF2

52. Rate the Tornado

53. EF2

54. Saffir Simpson Scale