Lightning

• They can be seen from the clouds shooting to the ground

• It can strike up to 10 away from a thunderstorm

• Forked lightning is jagged lines of light

Tornado

• The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph.

• In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide

• Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide to 50 miles long

Funnel Cloud

• A funnel cloud is a rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from the base of a thunderstorm, but not touching the ground

• When it reaches the ground it is called a tornado

Cirrus Clouds

• cirrus clouds are high clouds

• cirrus clouds are thin not puffy

• cirrus clouds are usually white not gray

• cirrus clouds bring fair weather

Stratus Clouds

• stratus clouds are uniform grayish clouds

• stratus clouds resembles fog that does not touch the ground

• they give light mist and drizzle

• stratus clouds are low clouds