Winter Weather
This precipitation type occurs when falling snow melts into rain, then refreezes when contacting the earth's surface.
a) Snow
b) Sleet
c) Freezing Rain
c) Freezing Rain
This device is used to measure wind speed.
a) Barometer
b) Thermometer
c) Anemometer
c) Anemometer
Storm damage assessment teams have discovered circular patterns of wind damage along a 1/2 mile wide swath within a corn field. Was this damage the result of:
a) Tornado
b) Squall Line
c) Typhoon
a) Tornado
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Burnt Sienna
b) Blue
What was the name of the famous winter storm that produced 43" of snow in Syracuse, NY, 60" of snow at Mt Leconte, TN, 13" of snow and a low temperature of -2F at Birmingham, AL, 10" of snow at Atlanta, GA, and a tornado outbreak in Florida?
a) Alabama Annihilator of 1961
b) Carolina Crusher of 1804
c) Superstorm of 1993/Storm of the Century
c) Superstorm of 1993/Storm of the Century
Of the following US regions, which location would be the most favorable for blizzards?
a) Northern Plains
b) Ohio Valley
c) Northeast
a) Northern Plains
This mountain in New Hampshire holds the United States record for fastest wind speed - recording a wind speed of 231 mph on April 12, 1934
Mount Washington, New Hampshire
True or False:
Intense thunderstorms in the Great Plains region regularly produce hailstones to the size of baseballs or larger from March to July.
True
True or False:
Lake effect snow can only occur downwind of the Great Lakes and is not possible downwind of smaller lakes across the United States.
False
This location has the record for fastest temperature change, seeing temperatures rise from -4°F to 45°F in 2 minutes on January 22, 1943.
a) Denver, Colorado
b) Billings, Montana
c) Spearfish, South Dakota
c) Spearfish, South Dakota
True or False:
Snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California can produce in excess of 100" of snow accumulation in the most severe events.
True
This is the sustained wind speed that is required for a tropical cyclone to be classified as a Hurricane.
a) 100 mph
b) 55 mph
c) 74 mph
c) 74 mph
In what state, and in what year did the last EF-5 tornado occur in the United States?
a) Oklahoma - 2013
b) North Dakota - 2025
c) Alabama - 2011
b) North Dakota - 2025
In what country did some of the most important research and development of foundational modern meteorological theories occur during the early 20th century?
a) Japan
b) Norway
c) England
b) Norway
This is the wettest location in the world, where 370 inches of rain fell in a single month (July 1861)
a) Cherrapunji, India
b) Mauna Kea, Hawaii
c) Karachi, Pakistan
a) Cherrapunji, India
Fill in the Blank:
The ___ Hill Plateau of upstate New York often experiences some of the most extreme amounts of Lake Effect Snow accumulation anywhere in the United States.
Tug Hill Plateau
This is the windiest state in America:
a) California
b) Wyoming
c) Massachusetts
b) Wyoming
A line or complex of severe thunderstorms that produces significant straight-line wind damage over a large swath of area (several states) is called what?
a) Supercell
b) Line echo wave pattern
c) Derecho
c) Derecho
CAPE, an acronym for a measure of atmosperic instability stands for what:
a) Certified Atmospheric Power Environment
b) Convective Available Potential Energy
c) Calculated Air Potency Entrainment
b) Convective Available Potential Energy
This location holds the United States record for the greatest amount of snow accumulation in a single winter season (1,122 inches in 1971-1972).
a) Paradise Ranger Station, Washington
b) Mammoth Mountain, California
c) Alta, Utah
a) Paradise Ranger Station, Washington
This type of snowflake is the most favorable for rapid accumulation of snowfall due its fragile structure, allowing for snow to "pile up".
a) Columns
b) Dendrites
c) Needles
b) Dendrites
This type of downslope wind nicknamed the "Snow Eater" occurs on the leeward side of the Northern Rockies, resulting in strong wind gusts, rapidly warming temperatures, and abrupt snowmelt
a) Chinook Wind
b) Thermal Wind
c) Wild West Texas Wind
a) Chinook Wind
This famous EF-5 tornado occurring on May 27, 1997 actually moved in a southwesterly direction, which is quite unusual for a strong tornado. Where did this tornado occur?
a) Tuscaloosa, AL
b) Jarrell, TX
c) Moore, OK
b) Jarrell, TX
These ski resorts at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, UT average 500"+ of snow per season, and are known to have "The Best Snow on Earth"
a) Alta and Brighton
b) Mammoth and Tahoe
c) Massanutten and Wintergreen
a) Alta and Brighton
The North Carolina state snowfall record was set at Newfound Gap in the Smoky Mountains from April 2-6, 1987, when a massive spring snowstorm impacted the region. How much snow fell at Newfound Gap?
a) 36"
b) 60"
c) 43"
b) 60"