ATM 200 - Natural Disasters

Ch 10 –Tornadoes,

Lightning, Heat, and Cold

Friday, 11 September 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) Exam #1 is Wednesday, September 30.

2) No class on Monday, Sep. 14, Rosh Hashanah.

Song #1: “Lightning Does the Work” by Chad Brock

Song #2: “Lightning Strikes Twice” by Iron Maiden

Text Source Today: Chapter 10 (p. 254, 261-264, 274-278)

· Lightning and Thunder Notes Template

· Lightning Safety PDF DOC

· Hail

· Downbursts and Derechos

· Doppler Radar

• Storm Prediction Center (SPC)

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) Describe the accepted belief as to how lightning occurs.

2) Briefly describe the process of a cloud-to-ground lightning stroke.

3) What is “thunder?” How can one determine how far away lightning is?

4) What are some basic lightning safety rules?

5) †From 1959-2010, what two U.S. states did not have any lightning fatalities?

6) What is hail? How does it form? Where is it most common in the U.S.?

7) What is a downburst? How does it form? What is a “derecho?”

8) On Doppler Radar, what is “reflectivity” and how is it useful?

9) On Doppler Radar, what is “radial velocity” and how is it useful?

10)What is the “SPC” and what do they do?