Types of weather
Weather Warnings
Severe Weather
Natural Disasters
Effects of Severe Weather
100

When it is Bright out with no clouds

Sunny

Rainy

Snowy

Sunny

100

Meaning a tornado has been visually spotted

Tornado Watch

Tornado Warning

Tornado Caution

Tornado Warning

100

Intense winds in a funnel shape

Hurricane

Tornado

Breeze

Tornado

100

A type of disaster where fire destroys acres of land

Wild fire

Landslide

Tornado

Wild Fire

100

When the lights go dark, and no electricity works

power outage

power surge

power drain

power outage

200

When water is falling from the sky

Sunny

Rainy

Snowing

Rainy

200

When flooding can be possible in low lying areas

Flood Warning

Flood Watch

Flash Flood

Flood Watch

200

A large storm formed on warm water with winds at least 75 mph

Tornado

Hurricane

Breeze

Hurricane

200

Where a mountain explodes spewing molten rock and ash

Volcanic Eruption

Mudslide

Tsunami

Volcanic Eruption

200

When you have to stay home on a school day

school closing

holiday

Mrs. Newbrough's happy place

School Closing

300

When cold white stuff is falling from the sky

Snowy

Sunny

Rainy

Snow

300

When conditions are right for a Tornado to form

Tornado Warning

Tornado Watch

Tornado Caution

Tornado Watch

300

a dangerous winter storm that is made up of blowing snow and wind

Blizzard

Tornado

Flood

Blizzard

300

Where the ground moves due to tectonic plates moving

Landslide

Earthquake

Tsunami

Earthquake

300

When wind or ice hit trees

Downed limbs

Downed fingers

Downed animals

Downed limbs

400

When clouds are low on the ground causing low visability.

Hail

Fog

Wind

Fog

400

When flooding is happening or will happen soon.

Flood Watch

Flood Warning

Flood Alert

Flood Warning

400

A large named storm with winds less than 75 mph

Tropical Storm

Tornado

Blizzard

Tropical Storm

400

A long period with no precipitation (like rain or snow)

Tornado

Earthquake

Drought

Drought

400

When you can't see  in a snowstorm due to blowing/heavy snow

White out

Brown Out

Black out

White out

500

Hard pellets of ice that can range from pea sized to softball sized

Hail

Fog

Rain

Hail

500

A sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain

Slow flood

Flash flood

flood


Flash flood

500

A line of storms with strong winds that mimics the damage of a tornado

Hurricane

Derecho

Tornado

Derecho

500

A large wave caused by underwater earthquakes

Hurricane

Landslide

Tsunami

Tsunami

500

People who are called to save others (like police or firefighters)

First responders

First helpers

Second helpers

First responders

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