Would you want to be a storm chaser? Why or Why not?

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Would you want to be a storm chaser? Why or Why
not?
Warm Up
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What is a storm?

• a violent disturbance in the atmosphere.
• Storms involve sudden changes in air pressure,
  which can cause rapid air movement.

http//studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/sci
ence/weather-and-climate/severe-storms.htm
http//www.monkeysee.com/play/25096-what-is-a-stor
m
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TORNADOES
(1)

• rapidly whirling funnel-shaped clouds that reach
  down from a storm cloud to touch Earths surface.
• Form from cumulonimbus clouds.
• Wind speeds can reach 500 km/h (300 mph)
• These are NOT predictable and usually last less
  than 15min.

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TORNADOES
http//www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/video/tfk-
tells-you-about-twisters-152191
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THUNDERSTORMS
(2)

• MOST COMMON form of severe weather.
• Form when a cold front meets a warm air mass.
• Warm air is rapidly pushed up and form huge
  clouds.
• As the warm air rises, it cools and forms dense
  thunderheads.

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THUNDERSTORMS
https//www.brainpop.com/science/weather/thunderst
orms/
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HURRICANES
(3)

• large swirling low pressure systems that form
  over tropical oceans.
• get their energy from the warm waters.
• start out as tropical storms that grow in size
  and strength.

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HURRICANES
http//oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/
lesson14.html

• wind speeds hit 120 km/h (74 mph) the tropical
  storm is called a hurricane
• cooler air sinks over the land so they gradually
  lose strength and slow down

http//video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/kat
rina-formation
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• Hurricanes are so large they can be seen from
  space.

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Floods and Flash Floods
http//wnep.com/2012/07/02/one-year-after-coal-str
eet-flash-flood/

• Happens when water overflows normally dry land.
• Excessive rain, broken dams, rapid ice melting.
• Most take hours or days to develop, but some
  happen with little warning.
• Floods cause a lot of expensive damage and are
  very dangerous!

Kirstin Makoss Dad (JML 6th Grader 2014/2015)
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Classwork (Summative)

• Making a weather brochure!
• Use only One type of severe weather.
• The Front should be title and picture.
• Section One Where, why, and how it forms.
• Section Two How to prepare for event and/or stay
  safe
• Section Three Facts, Interesting Things, Current
  Events
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vF6OKV_cD9eI