Rain/Thunderstorms
Why does rain occur?
Precipitation
What causes hail?
Constant rising and falling of water, freezing it over layers, before it gets to heavy, and making it fall from the clouds.
Well-known program(s) to alert the public about severe weather
EAS (Emergency Alert System)
OR
EBS (Emergency Broadcast System)
What does CAT stand for in a hurricane?
Category
How many classes are there on the EF scale?
6 - EF0, EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, EF5
True or False: Lightning can strike even when rain does not
True - Dry Lightning
What causes a snowstorm to be classified as a 'blizzard'?
35mph winds, less than quarter mile visibility, and snowfall for at least 3 hours.
Device to track storms with a doppler effect
Doppler Radar
What is the one of two names for storms that have begun to form as a hurricane, failed to become a hurricane, or are dying hurricanes?
Tropical Depression
OR
Tropical Storm
Not considering the Enderlin, North Dakota EF5 2025 tornado, what city did the most recent EF5 tornado hit?
Hint: This tornado was in 2013
Moore, Oklahoma
What is Acid Rain?
When Fossil Fuels mix with Rainwater
What year did the 'Great Blizzard' take place?
1888
What are BOTH of the major American Meteorological orginizations?
NWS (National Weather Service) and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Region of the world that Hurricanes often form
What does 'EF' stand for in the EF scale?
Enhanced Fujita
What is the word for the smell of rain?
Petrichor
What is the storm where rain hits the ground and instantly freezes?
Ice Storm
Weather device that uses fanfare, mist, and/or flashing lights. It often is used for forecasting.
Weather Machine
Massive low-pressure storm that can occur over land, but rarely. Can be accompanied by heavy rain, snow, winds, or other weather events.
Bomb Cyclone
What is the first recorded tornado to have killed a storm chaser?
2013 El Reno, Oklahoma Tornado
What is 'Virga'?
When rain evaporates before landing on the ground, normally seen in weaker storms.
An animal was incased in ice and fell during hail in 1894. What animal was this?
Turtle
Tornado/Civil Defense siren wail often associated with Siren Head
Alternate Wail
What develops in Hurricanes when it hits land that causes it to potentially spawn Tornadoes?
Wind Shear
If answered yes, what was this/these event(s)?
Lubbock, Texas 1970 F5
OR
Xenia, Ohio 1974 F5