The document discusses the formation and characteristics of thunderstorms and hurricanes. It explains that thunderstorms require moist air, a lifting mechanism like uneven heating to raise the air, and unstable air conditions. The stages of a thunderstorm are described from warming at the surface to updrafts, condensation, precipitation, and downdrafts. Lightning forms from intense heat shock waves, and thunder is the rumbling sound from the expanding air. Hurricanes typically form over warm ocean waters in certain regions of the world.

1. The Nature of Storms and Hurricanes by Ann C Cloutier 2011-12 copyright

2. How do we make a thunderstorm ?

6. Mid-afternoon is best time for a pop up thunderstorm Why ?

7. What state in the USA has the most thunderstorms ? I am NOT afraid of thunderstorms even though they wake me up from my beauty sleep

8. Air over land has a different temperature than air over water

11. Lightning bolts heats the surrounding air up to 3,000 * Celsius ( 5,432* Fahrenheit) which is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun !

12. What makes thunder ?

15. Fugita Scale = Force of Wind

16. Should Cape Cod worry about tornadoes ?

17. Part 2: Tropical Storms Hurricanes

18. Our most recent memory of Hurricane Irene August 24, 2011

19. Where do the majority of hurricanes happen around the world ?

20. Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones

21. The end Is the storm over yet ?