Tornadoes
Lightning
Blizzards
Thunderstorms
Hurricanes
100

This is the country where most tornados occur.

What is the United States?

100

Can lightning hit you even though there isn't a thunderstorm overhead?

Yes...Lightning can strike up to 5 miles away from the center of a storm.

100

January 26th 1978 in Ohio.

What is the date that the big Blizzard occurred when Mr. Hammond was in 5th grade?

100

These clouds cause thunderstorms

What are ‘cumulonimbus’ clouds?

100

Hurricane form here

What is over warm ocean water as a low pressure area, or tropical disturbance?

200

Can a strong tornado lift a house off the ground and pull it around the block?

YES!

200

Is standing under a tree during a storm safe?

NO! It is dangerous to be under a tree during a lightning storm.

200

This means that you should take shelter immediately.

What is a severe storm warning?

200

This peninsula state has the most thunderstorms.

What is Florida?

200

A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands.

What is a storm surge?

300

Up to 300 miles per hour

What is how fast can winds travel in a tornado?

300

54,000 degrees Fahrenheit.  5x hotter than the sun

 What is the temperature of lightning?

300

The 3 conditions have to be present for a storm to be a blizzard?

What is winds of at least 35 miles per hour, low visibility (less than 1/4 mile) and a storm of at least 3 hours in duration.

300

The order in which thunder and lightning occur.

What is lightning first and then thunder?

300

This is a tropical cyclone that has winds of at least 74 miles per hour or higher.

What is a hurricane?

400

What is the scale that scientists use to measure the strength of a tornado?

Fujita Scale

400

This is a sudden spark or electrical discharge between clouds, a cloud and the ground or parts of a cloud.

What is lightning?

400

This is why you should keep tailpipes on cars free of snow during large snowfalls or blizzards while you are in the car.

What is Carbon Monoxide poisoning?

400

This occurs as a result of ice crystals colliding inside a cumulonimbus cloud.

What is lightning?

400

This is what you should do if a hurricane is going to hit your area and you want to ensure your safety.

What is evacuate?

500

The area of the US where most tornados occur.

What is Tornado Alley?

500

When hair stands up on your body or you feel tingling.

What is lightning may be about to strike. Get down on your hands and knees?

500

This is what you should do to stay safe in a blizzard.

What is stay inside and stay warm?

500

The safest thing to do in a thunderstorm.

What is...Stay Inside!

500

How long hurricanes last

What is usually a week or more?