Severe Weather

What type of severe weather do you see in this picture?

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What type of severe weather does this picture show?

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

• hurricane

Which of the following should you NOT do during a thunderstorm if you want stay safe?

• stay inside

• go swimming

• stay away from trees

• stay away from water

During a tornado what should you NOT do if want to stay safe?

• Stay away from windows

• Lie flat in a ditch if you cannot get inside

• Stay in your car

• Go to a shelter

A family moves to the inner most room in their home, away from windows, and uses a mattress as a cover. What type of severe weather are they trying to escape?

• drought

• flood

• tornado

• blizzard

A student learns not to take shelter under trees during thunderstorms. Why should the student listen to this advice?

• Thunderstorms have the possibility to form hail that can cause injury.

• Thunderstorms have heavy rains that can cause flooding.

• Thunderstorms have lightning that can strike tall objects.

• Thunderstorms have the possibility to form tornadoes that can lift dust and debris.

Tornadoes with a wind speed of 207-318 mph occur frequently in the United States. How can a person in a house best stay safe during severe tornadoes?

• Lock all the doors and windows in the house.

• Place a smoke detector in every room of the house.

• Take shelter in a room with heavy furniture and access to water.

• Take shelter in a room without windows below ground level.

What are thunderstorms?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

• a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

What are tornadoes?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

• a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and beneath a large storm system.

• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

A supercell spawns a funnel cloud that touches the ground is called a:

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard