American Museum of Natural History
Tornadoes Spinning Thunderstorms
Tornado winds can reach more than 200 miles per hour. Learners explore wind speeds and more characteristics of tornadoes with an online lesson. They learn how tornadoes form and how scientists attempt to predict them. Can be used as an...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Thunderstorms
Informational weather site provides users with an abundance of weather information. Discover what thunderstorms are, where they occur the most frequently and the damage they can cause.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: How Thunderstorms Form
Learn how most thunderstorms form with three stages: the cumulus stage when storm clouds form, the mature stage when the storm is fully formed, and then the dissipating stage when the storm weakens and breaks apart.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: How Thunderstorms Form
Have you ever wondered about what atmospheric conditions are needed for a thunderstorm to form? Here you can learn about the three stages.
Other
K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Thunderstorms
Check out this comprehensive list of web resources on thunderstorms and safety. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found on this site.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Thunderstorms
View a chart that has single cell, multicell, multicell line, and supercell thunderstorms. You can link to some of the kinds of thunderstorms for more specific information.
Other
Cod/ Thunderstorms
You can link to single cell, multi-cell, and super cell thunderstorm pictures. Learn about the three stages of thunderstorms.
USA Today
Usa Today: Thunderstorm Safety Guide
August, 2005 article that highlights thunderstorms and offers safety tips to avoid harm during a storm.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Thunderstorms
You can find out the conditions for a thunderstorm, the life cycle, types, and wall clouds.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Thunderstorms
From thunder and lightning to watches and warnings, this comprehensive website provides detailed information about thunderstorms. You can even perform your own experiments!
NOAA
Noaa: National Severe Storms Lab: Thunderstorm Climatology
This page provides information on climatology in relation to severe thunderstorms.
Other
Physics.org: Lightning Has Energy to Toast 100,000 Slices of Bread
A beginner's guide to understanding what causes lightning in a thunderstorm. Highlights the major ideas while giving fun, interesting facts.
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Derechos
Online school for weather offers a complete guide to learning about derechos, windstorms associated with thunderstorms. Explore how they are produced, bow echoes, types of derechos, where and when they happen, and how to keep safe. A...
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Safety
Click on the links to find guides to weather and natural disaster safety tips for earthquakes, floods, heat waves, hurricanes, lightning, mudslides, avalanches, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, and winter storms.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Thunder and Lightning
Lightning is the most spectacular element of a thunderstorm. Learn how lightning forms, and how lightning leads to thunder.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Lightning
Learn facts and statistics about the weather phenomenon of lightning. This illustrated article also includes a lightning experiment and safety tips.
Other
Kidstorm: Lightning
Learn about lightning formation and lightning safety with this detailed webpage.
Other
Boatsafe.com: How to Be a Storm Spotter
How can you learn to be a storm spotter? This site highlights information on the different types of clouds found in the different types of weather. View the photos of the various clouds. Scroll down to a summary of the information you...
Other
Hong Kong Observatory: Meteorology
A useful page from the Hong Kong Observatory offering introduction to weather and weather phenomenon. Learn about thunderstorms, tides, monsoon season, weather radar, and weather in space. Not a slick site but informative. Most...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Dangerous Weather
Kids learn more about the science of dangerous weather. Tornadoes, hurricanes, and thunderstorms.
Other
Nlsi: Lightning's Social and Economic Costs
Scholarly article which discusses the cost of lightning and thunderstorms. Provides information about the economic cost and a personal cost, as well as discusses what one can do to prevent or limit the costs of lightning.
Ready
Ready
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...
Ready
Ready: Make a Plan
Thorough resource that covers preparing for natural and man-made disasters and hazards.
NOAA
Noaa: Environmental Technology Lab: Infrasonics Program
This resource focuses on research of infrasonic sounds found in the environment. It discusses such infrasonic sources as volcanoes, avalanches, severe thunderstorms, and earthquakes.
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