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Measuring Scales
Hurricanes by Name
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It is used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
It is issued when there is evidence based on radar or a reliable spotter report that a tornado is imminent or occurring
What is a Tornado Warning?
100
Has a red line with small half circles
What is a Warm Front?
100
Rain and snowfall is measure in these units
What are inches or centimeters?
100
This 2005 hurricane severely damages New Orleans and other cities on the Gulf Coast
What is Katrina?
200
It is used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
It is issued by the National Hurricane Center when sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph are forecast within the specified coastal area within 36 hours.
What is a Tropical Storm Warning?
200
Is a purple line with alternating triangles and half circles on the same side
What is an Occluded Front?
200
The Beaufort scale is used to measure this.
What is Wind Speed?
200
This 1999 hurricane brought major flooding to Eastern North Carolina.
What is Floyd?
300
It is used to measure wind direction
What is a wind vane or wind sock?
300
It is issued by the National Hurricane Center when sustained winds of 74 mph or higher are possible within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.
What is a Hurricane Watch?
300
These are gray lines that connect areas of the same pressure
What are Isobars?
300
The Saffir-Simpson scale measure these
What are Hurricanes?
300
This 1992 storm devastated South Florida and later hit the Gulf Coast.
What is Andrew?
400
It is used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
It is issued when widespread fog is expected to reduce visibilitiy to 1/4 mile or less.
What is a Dense Fog Advisory?
400
Is an orange dashed line representing a line of low pressure
What is a Trough?
400
Tornadoes are measured using this scale
What is the Fujita scale?
400
This 2003 hurricane made landfall on the Outer Banks and brought flooding to North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.
What is Isabel?
500
It is used to measure the water vapor content of the air
What is a hygrometer?
500
It is issued for sustained winds or frequent gusts of 25 to 33 knots and/or hazardous seas with waves of 5 feet or higher
What is a Small Craft Advisory?
500
This swirl symbol has an open circle in the middle of it.
What is a Tropical Storm?
500
What are the requirements for a blizzard?
What are winds of 35 mph and reduced viability to less than 1/4 mile due to falling or blowing snow?
500
This 1989 hurricane hit South Carolina.
What is Hugo?