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The most common element in the Earth's atmosphere.

What is Hydrogen

100

This city had a recorded river height of 34.88 ft. after historic rains and a dam failure.

What is Midland, Michigan

100

If you are in a building with no basement.

What is the most interior room of the building

100

The most heard of school for meteorology in all of the United States. They are based in the city of Norman.

What is the University of Oklahoma

100

Any storm that poses a threat to human life or activity. What word is put in front to describe a storm of this type?

What is a "severe" storm

200

A wavy type of cloud that can look like human hair.

What is cirrus clouds

200

The hottest recorded temperature on Earth was observed in the U.S. in what national park?

What is Death Valley National Park

200

If you are in a building with no basement but with multiple stories.

What is the lowest level of the building

200

A popular meteorology school in Pennsylvania.

What is Pennsylvania State University

200

A period of time where little to no rain is observed.

What is a drought or a dry period

300

What weather phenomenon causes a green sky during a thunderstorm?

What is hail/hailstones

300

What loudest one of these was recorded to be over 200 dB.

What is thunder/a lightning strike

300

This simple bridge type in road engineering is highly dangerous during tornadoes and high winds.

What is an overpass

300

A school in Michigan, popular for teaching and meterology.

What is Central Michigan University

300

The rising of water on a coastline during a hurricane or tropical system.

What is storm surge

400

These particles are lofted into the atmosphere during the formation of a haboob.

What is sand and/or dirt

400

The largest tornado ever recorded was just outside of Oklahoma City. What was its name?

What is the El Reno Tornado

400
If you live in a trailer park.

What is leave and go to a sturdy building

400

Not a school, but a great country to storm chase that's not in the U.S. It is in Europe.

What is France

400

On Doppler Radar, rotation can sometimes be observed. More specifically, what radar setting would you view this on?

What is velocity

500

The fluffy things in the sky, clouds. Are formed by which two main physical ingredients?

What is Nuclei and Water

500

What is the hottest weather occurrence? It is hotter then the surface of the sun.

What is lightning

500

If you are driving.

What is get out of the vehicle and head for the lowest land in your area

500

This school in New York is world-famous for both meteorology and climatology.

What is Columbia University

500

The amount of fuel available for thunderstorm formation.

What is CAPE or Convective Available Potential Energy

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