On one sunny 90 degree day, 2 girls, Katie and Emily were at home, in the air conditioning, playing a board game. The curtains were open. They started blowing around. All of a the sky out side went black. “ Looks like there’s going to a storm,” exclaimed Emily.
“ Yep,” answered Katie. Even the dog, Max, knew a storm was coming. He whimpered and went to the girls. It started hailing and getting windy.
“ You o.k. boy? ” asked Emily.
10 min. later
“ Thats funny, ”said Katie. “ I fell popping in my ears. Lets put on the weather, ” said Katie.
“ TORNADO WARNING, ” the TV kept saying. Then the power went out.
“ There’s going to be a tornado,” said Emily. And right when she said, a tornado was racing down the street.
How did Emily know there was going to be a tornado? Write your answer in a comment. The right answer will be on post in 2 weeks.
Ok, I am going with hail. Ear popping sounds promising though...
ReplyDeleteHail dose not always mean a tornado is coming. Keep trying!
ReplyDeleteTHE DOG
ReplyDeleteShe knew the difference between a tornado WATCH and a tornado WARNING because her mother, a budding meteorologist , told her.
ReplyDeleteA tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is an alert issued by government weather services to warn an area that a tornado MAY be imminent. It can be issued after either a tornado or funnel cloud has already been spotted, or if there are radar indications that a tornado may be possible. ...
ReplyDeleteen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_warning
Uncle Gary: There is no hard and fast scientific evidence for this that i am aware of....however dogs, along with many different animals, do seem to have some second sense about approaching severe storms. My american bulldog, as well as numerous previous breeds i have owned, seem able to sense a storm long before i have any notion of it. (from Wikianswers)
ReplyDeleteWinnie,
ReplyDeleteI know the answer you are looking for so I won't give it away.....
I think your interest in weather, specifically severe weather, is awesome. Ever since you were just a little girl you have had this interest. I hope you love the weather science book you will have in the fall. Imagine....a whole science class devoted to WEATHER! We also have to find the storm chasers video. Let's ask the library if they can get it for us! Remind me next time we are there.
~Mom
Ok, Ok, so I cheated and googled this because I just had to know! It's the ear popping! Because of the pressure drop that the tornado creates! Right? Right?
ReplyDeleteKim,
ReplyDeleteThats it! Me and mom also googled it. And heres what we found:
Ø A large anvil-shaped thunderhead cloud or a thick, very dark, cloud cover with a pea-soup consistency.
Ø Hail or, in some cases, unseasonable snow.
Ø Green lightning (as lightning flashes behind clouds heavily laden with water).
Ø A sudden change in humidity, wind direction or wind speed, rain volume, or rain direction.
Ø A sudden change in air pressure (your ears may pop).
Network with others. Sometimes our friends and coworkers are our best early warning system. Develop a phone tree or at least a general agreement among friends and relatives that you’ll warn each other about dangers in the area.
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Woot!
ReplyDeleteNow I now have a new sign in my bag of tornado warning tricks. If my ears pop, we are heading down for cover!
I have one for you... I have noticed that when an impending storm is approaching, the leaves of trees especially maples flip, so there lighter silvery undersides are on top. It's wild.
Be on the look out during the next approaching storm, and let me know what you discover, or think of. I look forward to your insight.
:>)