WEATHER DISTURBANCES

GOALS:
• Observe the changes in the weather before, during, and
after a typhoon
• Describe the effects of typhoons in the community
• Describe the effects of the winds, given a certain storm
warning signal
 THREE MAJOR TYPES OF STORMS

A.TROPICAL CYCLONE
- a low-pressure area that forms in the
tropics over the seas and oceans
- It is called a hurricane if the cyclone has
sustained winds of 74 mph or greater in the
North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico
or in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
How are Tropical Cyclones Classified?
A depression develops when rotating wind has a
maximum wind speed of not more than 60km/hr.

When the winds have a maximum speed from 60 to

118km/hr, it becomes a storm. It is already considered as a
typhoon when the maximum wind speed is greater than
118km/hr.
How are hurricanes or typhoons named?
1. The Filipino names are more easily recognizable to
most of the people, especially in rural areas.
2. It signifies the presence of the disturbance within
the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
3. The old Filipino alphabet has 19 characters and
this is equivalent to the annual average number of
tropical cyclones occurring in the PAR
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B. THUNDERSTORM

- a storm characterized by strong

winds and short-period heavy rains
that generally last for one to two
hours with lightning and thunder
C. TORNADO

The most violent storm that

occurs on earth is the tornado.
It is a funnel-like or rope-
shaped cloud with a diameter
of less than 400 meter.
During thunderstorms, the wind
at different height blows in
different directions and at
different speeds. The
difference is called wind shear.
OTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCES IN THE PHILIPPINES
1. Monsoons
Southwest monsoon or habagat
Northeast monsoon or amihan
2. Easterly Waves
3. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
- The northeast and southeast trade
winds flow toward the equator. Where the
winds meet, a narrow zone called ITCZ is
formed.
 PAGASA’S RAINFALL AND FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM

1.Yellow means caution.

2.Orange means go.
3.Red means stop.
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