Vocabulary
quick, bright light
Flash
reach
How many tornadoes strike the United States each year?
more than 1,000
Hurricanes have wind speeds between ____ and ____ miles per hour
74 and 200
What are huge snowstorms?
Blizzards
same
equal
be care
Beware
What means that a tornado is possible?
A tornado watch
What is the quiet center of the storm
The eye
What are chunks of ice that are tossed up and down?
Hailstones
stop from happening
prevent
banging
pounding
What means a tornado has been seen?
A tornado warning
Where are hurricanes born?
Over warm ocean waters
Lightning bolts can shoot between clouds and the ground during what storm?
Thunderstorm
twist or fold
Bend
harm
damage
What should you do during a tornado warning?
Seek shelter in a basement or closet
Hurricane stretch for
Hundreds of miles
When counting thunder, 5 seconds equal _____ mile
One