Severe Weather Around Us

Tornado

Flood

Drought

Snowfall

Hurricane

Flood

Tornado

Heat wave

A large storm with strong winds that forms over warm ocean water

A small cloud with no wind

Water flowing in a river

A spinning column of air over land

Hurricane

Sandstorm

Blizzard

Volcanic eruption

Flood

Tornado

Hurricane

Drought

Region A is more likely to have hurricanes, while Region B may be more likely to have tornadoes.

Region A is more likely to have tornadoes, while Region B may be more likely to have hurricanes.

Both regions are equally likely to have hurricanes because all places are next to an ocean.

Neither region can have severe weather.

Watch the river and prepare for a flood because the heavy rain may cause the river to overflow.

Plant flowers beside the river because flowers prevent all floods.

Open windows because open windows stop rivers from rising.

Prepare for a tornado because every heavy rainstorm creates a tornado.

Practice moving to a safe indoor place and listening for evacuation instructions because coastal areas can be affected by hurricanes.

Practice hiding under trees because trees stop hurricane winds.

Practice standing near windows to watch the storm because windows make buildings safer.

Practice walking into floodwater because floodwater is usually shallow.

A tornado, because a narrow spinning cloud reaching the ground is a sign of a tornado.

A flood, because floods are made of spinning air.

A hurricane, because hurricanes only form over small fields.

A drought, because droughts bring strong spinning clouds.

Town X is more likely to be affected by hurricanes, while Town Y is more likely to experience floods when heavy rain makes the river overflow.

Town X is more likely to experience floods from every small rainstorm, while Town Y is more likely to have hurricanes because rivers create hurricanes.

Both towns are most likely to have hurricanes because all severe weather events happen near rivers.

Neither town is likely to have severe weather because severe weather only happens in mountains.