PPT-Hurricanes, Thunderstorms, & Tornadoes

S6E4 I can relate unequal heating of land and water surfaces to form tornados and thunderstorms I can relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans affects the weather patterns and events such as hurricanes. Daniel Nielsen. Motivation/Goals. Existence of year-to-year variability in tornado count. Bias toward recent years due to increased storm spotting capabilities. Improvements in radar network and deployment of NEXRAD. Matthew Parker. 1. , Jonathan Blaes. 2. , Gary Lackmann. 1. , and Sandra Yuter. 1. 1. North Carolina State University. 2. NOAA/National Weather Service. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Acknowledgments. A. Humidity. amt. of water vapor in air.. Warm air can hold more water vapor than cool air.. Relative Humidity- . percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amt. of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temp.. By: Dax, Xiomara, Logan, Sara, Lili. How Thunderstorms Form?. To form a thunderstorm the clouds need moisture, unstable air, and lift to form a real thunderstorm.. People can not make thunderstorms.. Science. Thunderstorms & Lightning. Conditions That Occur During Thunderstorms. Thunder, lighting, high winds, heavy rain, hail. Electric Sparks by Shuffling . Lightening is like electric sparks that you can make by shuffling across a carpet before touching a metal object. Both lightning and small electric sparks are discharges of built up static electricity. . WHAT DO HURRICANES AND TORNADOES HAVE IN COMMON?. Low Pressure . Strong Winds . Hazardous to Life and Property . HOW DO THEY DIFFER?. Location . Size . Duration . Season of Occurrence . Distinctive Hazards. What are thunderstorms???. A thunderstorm is a storm with lightning and thunder. Its produced by a cumulonimbus cloud, usually producing strong winds, heavy rain and sometimes hail.. WEATHER PHENOMENON. Jason Davis . Matthew Parker. North Carolina State University. NC State-NWS CSTAR Workshop. November 16, 2012. Acknowledgements: . NOAA CSTAR grant (. NA10NWS4680007). , AMS/NASA Earth Science Graduate Fellowship Program. Tornadoes are . rotating columns of air that extend down from a storm cloud in the shape of a . funnel.. Anything . in the path of a tornado, including houses, cars, forests, and other ecosystems, . are . They have strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.. How to tell if a storm is far away:. If you hear the thunder at the same time as you see the lightning, the storm is right above you.. If you see the lightning and then hear the thunder, the storm is farther away from you.. Be able to describe . how . and why a . TORNADO. forms, and the role of the . MESOCYCLONE. in formation.. Be able to identify the . THREE. main . TYPES. of tornadoes and the key tornado formation . Honors Earth Science. Thunderstorms. A storm with lightning and thunder.. Produced by a cumulonimbus cloud.. Usually produces gusty winds, heavy rain and sometimes hail.. Ingredients for a Thunderstorm. Lecture 19. 2. Learning Goals for Part 1 of Chapter 11. Be able to explain how and why a . HURRICANE. forms and be able to identify the primary . FORMATION REGIONS. .. Be able to identify the main . S ummer thunderstorms are a normal part of summer weather. When the sky starts to darken and the thunder begins, do you have a child who gets scared? The weather can change very quickly in the s