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Weather Patterns. Storms. Storms. Thunderstorms How Thunderstorms Form Storm Thunderstorm Thunderstorms form a large cumulonimbus clouds, also known as thunderheads Lightning and Thunder Lightning What causes Thunder? Thunderstorm Damage. Storms. Thunderstorms Floods
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Weather Patterns Storms
Storms • Thunderstorms • How Thunderstorms Form • Storm • Thunderstorm • Thunderstorms form a large cumulonimbus clouds, also known as thunderheads • Lightning and Thunder • Lightning • What causes Thunder? • Thunderstorm Damage
Storms • Thunderstorms • Floods • Thunderstorm Safety • During thunderstorms, avoid places where lightning may strike. Also avoid objects that can conduct electricity, such as metal objects and bodies of water • How can you remain safe if you are caught outside during a thunderstorm? • How can lightning be dangerous?
Storms • Tornadoes (is a rapidly-whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth’s surface) • How Tornadoes Form • Tornadoes most commonly develop in thick cumulonimbus clouds – the same clouds that bring thunderstorms • Tornado Alley
Storms • Tornadoes • Tornado Damage • Tornado Safety • The safest place to be during a tornado is in a storm shelter or the basement of a well-built building • What is a tornado warning?
Storms • Hurricanes (is a tropical cyclone that has winds of 75 mph) • A typical hurricane is about 600 kilometers across • Hurricanes form in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans • In the western Pacific Ocean, hurricanes are called typhoons
Storms • Hurricanes • How Hurricanes Form • A hurricane begins over warm ocean water as a low-pressure area, or tropical disturbance • How Hurricanes Move
Storms • Hurricanes • Hurricane Damage • Storm surge • Hurricane Safety • Evacuate • If you hear a hurricane warning and are told to evacuate, leave the area immediately • What is a storm surge?
Storms • Winter Storms • All year round, most precipitation begins in clouds as snow. If the air is colder than 0 degree C all the way to the ground, the precipitation falls as snow • Lake-Effect Snow
Storms • Winter Storms • Snowstorm Safety • If you are caught in a snowstorm, try to find shelter from the wind • How can snowstorms be dangerous?