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Severe weather

 Hey hey it’s severe weather for a new topic on my blog this time since it’s spring and severe weather happens a lot during the spring. 

There are four types of severe weather which include tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, flooding and hail storms.

The first thing we are going to talk about is Thunderstorms.  What is a thunderstorm? A thunderstorm is produced by surface heating and any air that is available. A severe thunderstorm is much different than thunderstorms  and during severe thunderstorms, there is hail, winds over 50 mph and could possibly produce a tornado in them.

A thunderstorm watch is an area that thunderstorms could occur and Thunderstorm warnings are when severe thunderstorms have been spotted and you need to take shelter immediately and don’t go outside that someone I know who does this is  (Al D who takes pictures of lightning which is not supposed to be doing it). 

Now we are going to talk about tornadoes that occur during  severe thunderstorms. Does everyone know that 1,200 tornadoes hit the United States each year and it’s true  and North Carolina gets a few a year.  Tornado Alley is usually in the Midwest states in the United States. 

Tornadoes mostly happen during daytime hours but some happen in the overnight hours which has happened this past week in this year in 2021. 

A Tornado watch might occur in your area.  A tornado watch means a tornadoes could be possible to form and the weather is perfect for it to happen. 

A Tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted and they sound the sirens and you have to take shelter away from windows and find interior rooms away from the outside against the elements of a tornado. 

Tornadoes are rated by how much damage they can do and the go from F0 to F5 which is the biggest tornado ever and can excel winds in F5 over 300 mph . 

Now it’s time for Lightning talk and this includes you walkabout. Don’t go outside if you hear thunder and lightning is near and it could strike you or anything that is near by.

How is lightning formed you may ask?  Lightning is an electrical discharge that can form from a thundercloud  and then bounces to the ground. There are major different types of lightning which you may see during a thunderstorm.They are cloud to ground lightning strikes and cloud flashes.

Remember to stay indoors during a lightning storm.

Now it’s time to talk about flooding which occurs as well. What is flooding you may ask? Flooding occurs when the land gets to soaked and it can be caused by heavy thunderstorms. Flooding occurs in every state in the United States. 

What are some areas that might flood during heavy thunderstorms which include rivers, roads, and low areas surrounding different water areas.

If a flash flood watch is issued by the national weather service in your state , it’s possible for heavy flooding to occur and Flash Flood warning means a it’s been reported and you need to move to higher grounds immediately and don’t drive on flooded roads it’s very dangerous and can cause cars to move quickly if your car is flooded .

Have a great week. 





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