Air
Known as a large body of air in the trophosphere
air mass
Type of tall clouds that result in thunderstorms
cumulonimbus
This is the type of precipitation that consists of periods of snow, rain, sleet, and ice
wintry mix
Tornadoes form in this kind of cloud
Cumulonimbus
Two other names for hurricanes
Cyclones and typhoons
Area where an air mass obtained its humidity and temperature
source region
The effect where warm air is forced upward by cold air, forming clouds and condensing clouds
frontal wedging
Precipitation that may happen near the Great Lakes in the winter
Lake effect snow
The typical season for tornadoes in the United States.
Spring (March through May)
The number of Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Categories
Five
When a weather front exhibits conditions like dew point falling, wind shifting to the northwest, pressure rising, and temperature dropping, this front might be a
cold front
The most common form of solid precipitation
snow
You should be cautious walking under these things during an ice storm
Power lines or trees
The type of massive, rotating storm that is associated with tornadoes
supercell
One reason that hurricanes lose power/intensity as they move
Friction
OR
Lack of moisture to accumulate
The type of frontal system in which cold air masses have warm air trapped between them
occluded front
A solid, round piece of precipitation often accompanying thunderstorms
hail
Type of winter storm that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, impacting the northeast corner of the United States
Nor'easter
There are this many ratings on the Enhanced Fujita-Pearson Scale for measuring tornado strength.
Six (EF0-EF5)
Type of wave that precludes a hurricane's landfall
storm swell
This effect creates many of the world's largest deserts
orographic lifting
The area on the far side of a mountain range that rarely sees rain
rain shadow
The best driving advice for navigating snowy or icy roads
SLOW DOWN
Name the continents where tornadoes occur
N. America, S. America, Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa
The year of Hurricane Katrina
2005