26. Which area of the United States is most likely to experience SHORT term periods of precipitation?atlanta
27. Which city is most likely experiencing precipitation Salt Lake City or Cheyenne?
28. Which city is having warmer temperatures Memphis or Atlanta?
A
B
C
D
29. What is the air pressure at point B? 1020 mb
30. What kind of weather would you expect at point C? clear/fair
Open Ended: After reading the following answer the questions that follow.
From 1950 to 1952, tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean were identified by the phonetic alphabet (Able-Baker-Charlie-etc.), but in 1953 the US Weather Bureau switched to women's names. The rest of the world eventually caught on, and naming rights now go by the World Meteorological Organization, which uses different sets of names depending on the part of the world the storm is in. Around the U.S., only women's names were used until 1979, when it was decided that they should alternate a list that included men's names too. There's 6 different name lists that alternate each year. If a hurricane does significant damage, its name is retired and replaced with another.
31. Hurricane Barbara is currently affecting the Florida coast. Come up with the next three possible hurricane names.
1 C-boys name
2 D-girls name
3 E-boys name
Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity
SCALE
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WIND SPEED
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POSSIBLE DAMAGE
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Enhanced,
Operational
Fujita Scale
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F0
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40-72 mph
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Light damage: Branches broken off trees; minor roof damage
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EFO
65-85 mph
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F1
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73-112 mph
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Moderate damage: Trees snapped; mobile home pushed off foundations; roofs damaged
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EF1
86-110 mph
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F2
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113-157 mph
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Considerable damage: Mobile homes demolished; trees uprooted; strong built homes unroofed
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EF2
111-135 mph
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F3
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158-206 mph
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Severe damage: Trains overturned; cars lifted off the ground; strong built homes have outside walls blown away
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EF3
136-165 mph
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F4
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207-260 mph
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Devastating damage: Houses leveled leaving piles of debris; cars thrown 300 yards or more in the air
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EF4
166-200 mph
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F5
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261-318 mph
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Incredible damage: Strongly built homes completely blown away; automobile-sized missiles generated
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EF5
over 200 mph
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32. Use the Fujita Scale Chart above to determine what level of tornado caused the damage described in the following statement and give a reason for why you chose that rating:
“I went to find my car and could look inside of my neighbor’s brick house. It was like all the outside walls were gone and I could see into her living room. I finally got to my car and it was upside down on its roof”. F3---see above on scale
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