11 Meteorology assignment- Thunderstorm- Movie review

Name & Section : Cheyan Ichel C. Fernandez // BSE SCIENCE II-I

Instructions: View on youtube or download and view the following movies.
1. Perfect Storm
2. Twister 1 or 2
3. Into the storm
After viewing, recall the lessons discussed in the topic of thunderstorm and summarize by
enumerating the concepts presented in the movies in the following table. USE NUMBERS TO
ENUMERATE. NO LONG PARAGRAPHS PLEASE!

1. Perfect Storm
Concepts presented:
1. 1991 Perfect Storm: a nor'easter that absorbed Hurricane Grace, and ultimately
evolved into a small unnamed hurricane itself late in its life cycle.
2. Nor’easter: a synoptic-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean.
3. Hurricane / Tropical Cyclone: a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-
pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral
arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and/or squalls.
4. Rogue Waves: are unusually large, unpredictable and suddenly appearing surface
waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to large ones.

2. Twister 1
Concepts Presented:
1. Fujita Scale: a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage
tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation.
2. F1 Tornado: Moderate damage. 73–112 mph, 117–180 km/h, and 34.24% frequency.
3. F2 Tornado: Significant damage. 113–157mph, 181–253 km/h, and 16.17%
frequency.
4. F3 Tornado: Severe damage. 158–206 mph, 254–332 km/h, and 4.35% frequency.
5. F4 Tornado: Devastating damage. 207–260 mph, 333–418 km/h, and 1.00%
frequency.
6. F5 Tornado: F5 tornado means Incredible damage. 261–318 mph, 419–512 km/h,
and 0.10% frequency.

3. Into the storm

Concepts presented:
1. Tornado: a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm
down to the ground. Tornadoes are capable of completely destroying well-made
structures, uprooting trees, and hurling objects through the air like deadly missiles.
2. Hailstorm: is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets, though the two
are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called
 a hailstone.
3. Firenado: is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of
flame or ash. These start with a whirl of wind, often made visible by smoke, and may
occur when intense rising heat and turbulent wind conditions combine to form whirling
eddies of air.
4. Storm: a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow,
hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning.
5. Convergence zone: a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and
interact, usually resulting in distinctive weather conditions. This causes a mass
accumulation that eventually leads to a vertical movement and to the formation of
clouds and precipitation.
6. EF-5 Tornado: The old scale lists an F5 tornado as wind speeds of 261–318 mph
(420–512 km/h), while the new scale lists an EF5 as a tornado with winds above 200
mph (322 km/h), found to be sufficient to cause the damage previously ascribed to the
F5 range of wind speeds.
7. Storm drain: is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from
impervious surfaces such as paved streets, car parks, parking lots, footpaths,
sidewalks, and roofs. Storm drains vary in design from small residential dry wells to
large municipal systems.