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Making a Weather Forecast

Making a Weather Forecast. Gunston Middle School Career Day by Scott Handel November 05, 2010. What causes weather?. CLOUDS!!. How do Clouds Form?. What do we forecast?. Thunderstorms. What do we forecast?. Lightning. What do we forecast? Hail. What can hail do?.

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Making a Weather Forecast

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  1. Making a Weather Forecast Gunston Middle School Career Day by Scott Handel November 05, 2010

  2. What causes weather? CLOUDS!!

  3. How do Clouds Form?

  4. What do we forecast? Thunderstorms

  5. What do we forecast? Lightning

  6. What do we forecast?Hail

  7. What can hail do?

  8. What do we forecast? Flash Floods

  9. What do we forecast? Tornadoes

  10. Tornado Damage

  11. What do we forecast? Hurricanes Flooding from Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, LA Hurricane Isabel making landfall on September 18,2003

  12. What do we forecast? Snowstorms

  13. Looking at the Current Weather Radar Image

  14. Looking at the Current Weather Satellite Image

  15. Our Forecast Arlington, VA

  16. Why Become A Meteorologist? • Weather Affects Everyone! • Being Able to Predict the Weather Saves Lives!!!

  17. How to Become A Meteorologist • Take an interest in math and physics. • Pursue higher education and internships • Become a weather watcher for your local TV station • Visit your local weather service office • Get familiar with weather forecasting tools: i.e. satellite and radar images • Observe your surroundings!!!!

  18. More Information • Current Forecasts • www.noaawatch.gov or www.weather.gov • Online School for Weather • www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/

  19. Fujita Tornado Damage Scale

  20. F0 Damage

  21. F1 Damage

  22. F2 Damage

  23. F3 Damage

  24. F4 Damage

  25. F5 Damage

  26. Tornado Embeds

  27. Tornado Embeds

  28. Tornado Embeds

  29. Rate the Tornado

  30. Rate the Tornado F2

  31. Rate the Tornado

  32. Rate the Tornado F4

  33. Rate the Tornado

  34. Rate the Tornado F1

  35. Rate the Tornado

  36. Rate the Tornado F2

  37. Rate the Tornado

  38. Rate the Tornado F4

  39. Rate the Tornado

  40. Rate the Tornado F3

  41. Rate the Tornado

  42. Rate the Tornado F5

  43. Rate the Tornado

  44. Rate the Tornado F2

  45. Rate the Tornado

  46. Rate the Tornado F2

  47. Saffir Simpson Scale

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