Wind Storms
Last week Hurricane Florence struck in the United States of America causing flooding and destruction. Typhoon Mangkut caused havoc in the Philippines. We decided to research wind storms. Here is Danielle's Report which she wrote using her research notes.
Wind storms can be very dangerous. Wind storms can rip houses roofs off and take people off the ground.
Types of wind storms:
There are different wind storms like… Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Cyclones, Twisters, Typhoons, often accompanied by Thunderstorms and Lightning.
Hurricanes:
Hurricanes can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiralling inward and upward at speeds of 70 to 200 mph. Hurricanes can usually lasts for over a week.
Tornadoes:
Tornadoes can appear as a traditional funnel shape, or in a slender rope-like form. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 mph. Most tornadoes form from Thunderstorms.
Cyclones:
Cyclones are a powerful spinning storm that contains strong winds and storms. Cyclones are the same storms as Hurricanes and Typhoons. The different names have to do with where the storms form. Cyclones form in the South Pacific and Indian ocean,which is the ocean that borders Northeast Australia.
In the United States people were asked to leave their homes because Hurricane Florence was coming there way.
By Danielle
Wow I have learnt a lot from this report like I did't know that cyclones form in the South Pacific and Indian ocean. 👍👍🌪🌪
ReplyDeleteIt must be very scary to be caught in one of those storms! I learnt lots from your post. Well done Danielle.
ReplyDeleteI now know from this report a heap of cool facts about windstorms but also I do feel bad for those people in the US having to deal with being evacuated from their homes. A fact I was drawn to was that Hurricanes can last for over a week!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular report Danielle! one of the things that I did not know about is that Tornadoes could form in more than one shape... like on your report you said thet they can come in a funnel shape or in a rope-like for. Well done!
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