Droughts
A long period of time with no snow or rainfall
What is a drought?
A powerful storm made of swirling clouds and high winds that form over tropical waters
What is a hurricane?
A strong storm that produces the fastest and strongest winds that is formed by cold and warm air meeting together
What is a tornado?
A winter storm with very strong winds up to 35 miles per hour
What is a blizzard?
When a body of water such as a river overflow onto land.
What is a flood?
When temperatures are high and there is no rain for a long period of time.
What causes a drought?
Over warm oceans in the southeastern United States
Where are hurricanes most common?
About 5 -7 minutes
How long do tornadoes usually last?
A freezing temperature near the ground, a lot of moisture in the air, and rising air
What causes a blizzard?
Snow melts too quickly, there is a lot of rain at once, or extreme weather such as a hurricane
What causes a flood?
Even during a drought, people still use this
What is water?
The highest category of a hurricane with winds up to 156 miles per hour
What is a category 5 hurricane?
A funnel cloud dips from a thunderstorm cloud and swirls and twists after warm, wet winds meet cold air
How does a tornado form?
The greatest and worst snowstorm in the United States
Homes can be destroyed and crops can be ruined
What are the effects of a flood?
Water levels in lakes and rivers drop, soil dries out, crops die, people move away, forest fires
What are the effects of a drought?
Destroyed homes and businesses, flooding, loss of power
What are the effects of a hurricane?
Destroys homes, uproots trees, causes cars and other items to fly
What are the effects of a tornado?
Where are blizzards most common?
Stacking sandbags, running to high ground, leaving the area at risk
What can you do to stay safe during a flood?
Can last from weeks to years long
How long do droughts last?
This is used to measure the strength of a hurricane
What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale?
Wind speeds of up to 300 miles per hour
How strong are tornado winds?
Damage to homes, loss of power, downed power lines, and accidents
What are the effects of a blizzard?
Near rivers and coastlines
Where do floods occur?
Where do droughts occur?
When warm moist air over water begins to rise and grow large cooler clouds that begin to rotate
What causes a hurricane?
Tornado Ally: much of the Great Plains between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
Where do most tornadoes occur?
Blizzards cannot occur near this location
What is near the equator?
The most destructive flood in the United States
The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927