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    The document describes three types of extreme weather: tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes. Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that touch the ground and are attached to thunderstorms, with winds that can reach 300 mph. Floods occur when heavy rain or snowmelt causes overflow of water onto dry land. Hurricanes are tropical storms with sustained winds over 74 mph and include heavy rain, high winds, and storm surges that threaten coastal areas.

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    The document describes three types of extreme weather: tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes. Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that touch the ground and are attached to thunderstorms, with winds that can reach 300 mph. Floods occur when heavy rain or snowmelt causes overflow of water onto dry land. Hurricanes are tropical storms with sustained winds over 74 mph and include heavy rain, high winds, and storm surges that threaten coastal areas.

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    EXTREME

    TYPES OF
    WEATHER
    TORNADO
    •Tornado - A violently rotating column of air
    touching the ground, usually attached to the
    base of a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are
    nature"s most violent storms. Spawned from
    powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause
    fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in
    seconds. Winds of a tornado may reach 300
    miles per hour.

    This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND


    FLOOD

    •Floods are the most frequent type of


    natural disaster and occur when an
    overflow of water submerges land
    that is usually dry. Floods are often
    caused by heavy rainfall, rapid
    snowmelt or a storm surge from a
    tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal
    areas.
    Hurricane

    •A hurricane is a tropical storm with


    winds that have reached a constant
    speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
    The eye of a storm is usually 20-30
    miles wide and may extend over 400
    miles. The dangers of a storm include
    torrential rains, high winds and storm
    surges.
    This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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