Wild Weather

Snowstorms with high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow.

• Avalanche

• Tsunami

• Blizzard

• Earthquake

A small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms

• hurricane

• tornado

• air mass

• cold front

A weather phenomenon characterized by a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Cyclone

• Typhoon

A large-scale storm system with a low-pressure center, strong winds, and heavy rain, typically forming over warm ocean waters.

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Drought

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

• Flood

• Drought

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Flood

A weather event characterized by heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.

• Blizzard

• Thunderstorm

• Drought

• Hurricane

A large, swirling storm that forms over warm ocean waters and can cause widespread damage when it makes landfall.

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

• Earthquake

A weather condition with very low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow, reducing visibility.

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Flood

A natural disaster involving the overflow of water onto land that is normally dry.

• Drought

• Flood

• Earthquake

• Tornado