This characteristic of a tornado is used to determine the strength of it.
What is wind speed?
100
Worldwide, there are this number of thunderstorms happening at any moment.
What is 1,800?
100
This is the safest place to be when it is lighting.
What is in a home away from windows and off electronics that are plugged into the wall?
100
True of False: Drinking alcoholic beverages during extreme heat situations will help your body cool down.
What is FALSE!
100
This term is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, imminent or likely. This is for less serious conditions than warnings that cause significant inconvenience and if caution is not exercised, could lead to situations that may threaten life or property.
What is an Advisory?
200
This is the safest place to take cover in your apartment building during a tornado
What is the lowest level?
200
Minnesota averages how many Thunderstorms per year.
What is 40?
200
True or false: You should stay in your boat on a lake, river, or pond while it is lighting
What is FALSE!
200
This is the measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature.
What is The Heat Index?
200
This sounds when it is time to take cover during a tornado
What is a siren?
300
A typical tornado travels at this average rate of speed.
What is 10–20 miles per hour
300
The National Weather Service considers a thunderstorm this rating if it produces hail at least one inch in diameter, winds of 58 mph or stronger, or a tornado
What is severe?
300
Lighting causes an average of 55-60 fatalities and this number of injuries each year
What is 400?
300
This is the strongest protective factor against heat-related illnesses.
What is Air conditioning?
300
For events that come and go quickly, such as severe thunderstorms, tornadoes or flash floods, this term means that the odds are good for the dangerous weather, but it's not yet happening.
What is A Watch?
400
Tornados cause an average of how many fatalities and 1,500 injuries each year.
What is 60-65?
400
This is the length of time you should wait before going back outside after a thunderstorm
What is 30 minutes?
400
True or False: If it is not raining, then there is no danger from lightning.
What is FALSE! Lightning often strikes outside of heavy rain and may occur as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall.
400
This is the best way to cool off if you do not have air conditioning during extreme heat.
What is take a cool bath or shower?
400
This device is one of the best ways to stay tuned-in to dangerous weather. This receives broadcasts from the National Weather Service and from local weather service offices.
What is a weather radio?
500
Tornadoes are invisible until what is present.
What is dust, dirt, debris?
500
A thunderstorm needs three elements to be created. Unstable Air, Lift movement, and this third element.
What is moisture?
500
From 2005-2014, how may people in Minnesota died from a lighting strike?
What is 5?
500
skin becomes red, painful, and abnormally warm after sun exposure are symptoms of what?
What is a sunburn?
500
For severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and flash floods, this term means the weather event is imminent or occurring somewhere in the defined warning area and that people need to take shelter as soon as possible.