tornadoes

Question 1

mesocyclone

Answer 1

a cyclonic air mass associated with a supercell; its presence is a condition for a tornado warning.

Question 2

single-cell thunderstorm

Answer 2

small, brief, weak storms that grow and die within an hour or so.

Question 3

supercell thunderstorm

Answer 3

Supercells are rotating thunderstorms

Question 4

hook echo

Answer 4

A hook echo is a region of a supercell thunderstorm where tornado formation occurs

Question 5

tornado

Answer 5

A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm.

Question 6

, tornado outbreak,

Answer 6

the occurrence of several tornadoes over a region, usually due to thunderstorms

Question 7

wall cloud

Answer 7

typically a sure sign of a supercell as opposed to a more coherent line of thunderstorms.

Question 8

Enhanced Fujita Scale

Answer 8

used to assign a tornado a ‘rating’ based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.

Question 9

mitigation

Answer 9

tracking warnings, safe rooms