Extreme Weather Notes

​Extreme Weather

By Cory Losenicky

On the coast. Lots of wind and rain.

Hurricane (Cyclone)

Mostly in the middle of the country. Lots of wind.

​Tornado

Too hot for awhile.

​Heatwave

Not enough rain for a long time.

​Drought

High wind blows a lot of dust.

​Duststorm (Haboob)

Out of control fire. Caused by drought

​Wildfire

Too much snow.

​Blizzard

Lots of thunder and ligtning.

​Thunderstorm

Ice falling from the sky. Caused by thunderstorms.

​Hail

Too much rain for the ground.

​Flood

So much rain the ground slides down a hill.

​Landslide

Ground shacks.

​Earthquake

Big wave floods land. Caused by earthquakes.

​Tsunami

Lots of snow sliding down a hill.

​Avalanche

Broken stuff.

​Damage

Lots of damage.

​Disaster

Bad weather has been spotted in the area.

​Warning

Bad weather is very possible.

​Watch

Bad weather could happen soon.

​Advisory

Bad weather could happen in the future.

​Outlook

Something life threatening.

​Emergency

Electricity stops.

​Power Outage

Temporary safe place

​Shelter

During an emergency moving to a temporary shelter.

​Evacuation

Being saved from a dangerous situation.

​Rescue

​Weather Words List

1. Hurricane (Cyclone)

2. Tornado

3. Heatwave

4. Drought

5. Duststorm (Haboob)

6. Wildfire

7. Blizzard

8. Thunderstorm

9. Hail

10. Flood

11. Landslide

12. Earthquake

13. Tsunami

14.Avalance

15. Damage

16. Disaster

17. Warning

18. Watch

​ 19. Advisory

20. Outlook

21. Emergency

22. Power outage

23. Shelter

24. Evacuation

25. Rescue