Severe Weather
Clouds and Halos
The Mid to Upper Levels
Famous Weather People
The Land and the Atmosphere
100
Name of the shape within a supercell where a tornado is likely located
What is a hook echo
100
Name the two phenomena on either side of the sun
100
The level we typically look at for vorticity
What is 500mb
100
The name of the "thundersnow" personality on the Weather Channel
Who is Jim Cantore
100
The term used to describe a climate modified by the ocean
What is a marine climate
200
What months are typically most active for severe hail
What are April through June
200
The name of these types of clouds
200
What do we call the conceptual model of a typical jet streak
What is the 4 quadrant model
200
Who is known for creating the F and EF scales for tornado rating
Who is Ted Fujita
200
The name for increased moisture present typically in the summer within the midwest region due to crops
What is corn sweat
300
The term for a line of elevated storms that are typically associated with strong winds and bowing structures
What is an MCS
300
How do you tell if a clou is made of ice or water?
What is how sharp the edges of the cloud are (sharper for water)
300
The name for a quasi-stationary upper-level low that is not present near the jet
What is a cutoff low
300
The famous TV meteorologist known for covering the Tuscaloosa, AL EF-4 tornado
Who is James Spann
300
The name for the side of the mountains that typically get more rainfall
What is the windward side
400
What is this features, typically associated with a rapidly growing thunderstorm
400
Name this cloud phenomena
400
What are the names of the two jet streams present near the U.S. in the winter
What are the subtropical jet and the polar jet
400
The name of the meteorologist/climatologist that has a climate classification system named after him
Who is Wladimir Koppen
400
The drought severity index ranges from what number to what number
What is from 0 to 4
500
The chances of getting struck by lightning
What is 1 in 15000
500
Name of this halo (the white circle)
500
What do we look at within the 850-700mb range to determine if lift is strengthening
What is FGEN
500
Name of the meteorologist who actually formulated the theory of continental drift and plate tectonics
Who is Alfred Wegner
500
The name for a rotating low-level cloud made from atmospheric turbulence on the lee side of a mountain range
What is a rotor cloud