Weather-related Objects
An object that is used to protect us from the rain.
What is an umbrella?
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A rapidly rotating column of air that typically travels on the surface level of Earth.
What is a tornado?
A person who is known for celebrating the 100th birthday of residents while forecasting the weather on NBC.
Who is Willard Scott?
This weather event shocked residents of Oak Lawn in 1967. It was violent and caused great destruction.
What is the Oaklawn Tornado of 1967?
A cream or lotion rubbed on to the skin to protect it from the sun.
What is sunscreen?
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A type of storm that is a tropical cyclone. It has strong winds and is typically near water.
What is a hurricane?
The chief weekday weather forecaster on WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois.
Who is Tom Skilling?
Category 5 hurricane that caused destruction from Florida to Texas in August 2005.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
A type of shoes that are typically waterproof and calf-length. They are typically worn in the spring.
What are rain boots?
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A disaster caused by a mass of snow that slides rapidly down an inclined slope.
What is an avalanche?
This person sung the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz.
Who is Judy Garland?
A weather event that led to the accumulation of snow and that caused thousands of people to be stranded in offices, schools, or offices. It occurred in 1967 in Chicago, IL.
What is the Chicago Blizzard of 1967?
An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature.
What is a thermometer?
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The overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
What is a flood?
This person sang the song "Singing in the Rain" in the musical.
Who is Gene Kelly?
A natural disaster that occurred in the San Francisco Bay area in 1989. Many highways and expressways were damaged as a result.
What is the San Francisco-Oakland Earthquake of 1989?
An instrument for showing the direction of the wind. It is sometimes in the shape of a rooster and can be found on top of a house.
What is a wind vane?
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A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance
What is a tsunami?
The name of the groundhog that predicts whether spring is starting or whether there are six more weeks until spring.
Who is Punxsutawney Phil?
The second deadliest hurricane that occurred in 2017. It affected Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti, and other Carribean countries.
What is Superstorm Sandy?