Severe Weather
Natural Disaster
Instruments
How to prepare
100

Lots of rain, thunder, lightning and wind

Thunderstorm

100

Lots of rain that falls over dry areas of land

Flood

100

Measures how hot or cold it is

Thermometer

100

Getting inside a closet, bathroom, or hallway 

tornado

200

Dangerous winds and forms over the ocean

Hurricane

200

No rain for long periods of time and can be very dangerous

drought

200

Tells which direction the wind is blowing

Weathervane

200

Moving away from metal and finding shelter inside 

Thunderstorm

300

The air during this storm forms a cone shaped circle and covers a small area of land.

Tornado

300

Causes lots of smoke and damage to homes and land

Wild fires

300

Measures windspeed

Anenometer

300

Staying inside and off the roads because it could be slippery 

Blizzard

400

Large amounts of snow to fall

Blizzard

400

Causes the earth to shake

Earthquake

400

Measure how much precipitation has fallen

Rain Gauge

400

Evacuating your home and boarding up windows 

Hurricane

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