8 Wild Weather

Wild Weather written by Jack Gabolinscy

A tornado is wild weather. A strong wind starts in the storm clouds. It blows around and around in a circle. It lifts up everything that gets in its way. A tornado can lift up a tree or a car. It can lift the roof right off a house. Sometimes tornadoes are called twisters. A tornado at sea is called a waterspout. tornado

A hurricane is wild weather from the sea. A big wind blows around in a circle. There is no wind in the middle of the storm. The middle is called the eye of the hurricane. hurricane The hurricane hits the land with heavy rain. Big waves and rain make bad floods. The wind blows down houses and trees. It makes big waves that can sink boats.

A cyclone is wild weather. It starts out in the sea, too. It is like a very big hurricane. cyclone Its winds go in a big circle like a wheel. A cyclone can do a lot of damage when it hits the land.

A thunderstorm is wild weather. After you see lightning in the sky, you will hear loud thunder. It can be scary, but it can't hurt you. But a lightning flash is so hot that it can start a forest fire. Lightning can burn a building down. It is hotter than the sun! lightning

A hailstorm is wild weather. When the clouds go very high, the rain gets frozen into hailstones. The hailstones can hurt people. They can break the windows of a car. The biggest ones are as big as a ball. hailstones