Question 1: Where does the highest frequency of "oridianry" thunderstorms occur within the United States and why?
Question 2: State the main lifting mechanism, the amount of wind shear in the near-storm environment, the orientation and strength of the updraft and downdraft, and the typical lifetime for an ordinary (air mass) thunderstorm (Fig 10.2) and then do the same for a severe thunderstorm (Fig 10.5).
Question 3: What feature within a severe thunderstorm does strong wind shear help create in order for it to possibly become tornadic?
Question 4: Tornado "Season". Look Figure 10.37 on page 314 of the textbook. Explain why more US tornadoes occur during the spring and early summer months.
Bonus Part 1: How has the technology of Doppler RADAR helped in the detection and warning of tornadic events?
Bonus Part 2: List the three weather conditions that, if any one of them occurred, would satisfy the National Weather Service's definition of a Severe Thunderstorm.
Bonus Part 3: Find and list a website that talks about a specific Derecho event. NOTE: You cannot use the 1998 Labor Day Derecho in the Syracuse area. Briefly describe what you found interesting about it.
Bonus Part 4: Go to another student's post and use the Reply button to talk about their particular Derecho event.