STEP SUPPLEMENTAL HAZARD LESSON
SEVERE WEATHER
Staying Ahead of the Storm Matching Activity
Match the description from the “Clues” column on the right with the “Severe Weather” item on the left by writing or
typing the correct letter in the larger, magenta box.
Put a check mark in the smaller, blue box if the weather condition could happen in your community.
Severe Weather
1. Winter Storm
2. Thunderstorm
3. Hurricane
4. Extreme Heat
5. Tornado
6. Extreme Cold
7. Flooding
Clues
A.
This causes fast-moving water that rises in streets
and buildings and can lead to drowning. It can cause
landslides.
B.
During this weather event, very high winds spin in a circle
and touch the ground, and objects as large as cars can be
picked up by the wind. They are sometimes called twisters.
C.
When this weather happens, frostbite and other damage
to the body can occur as temperatures fall below freezing.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States
was 80 degrees below zero in Prospect Creek, Alaska in
1971.
D.
When this takes place, it’s cold, and snow makes it difcult
to travel. Really bad ones are called blizzards and have
winds over 35 miles per hour, making it hard to see.
E.
This kind of storm has high winds and heavy rain. It can
cause ooding and falling trees. There are often very high
waves and tides. The center of this storm is called an “eye.”
F.
When this weather happens, there’s rain and lightning. Hail
can also fall. Lightning strikes somewhere on Earth every
second of every day.
G.
This causes very high temperatures that can cause people
to get ill. The ofcial highest temperature ever recorded
in the world was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley,
California in 1913.
