1. Learning About Weather How Weather Impacts Your Lives

2. Learning About Weather  How to identify Clouds  How to read weather maps  How to prepare for Severe Weather

3. A Little About Me  Greg Morgan – Chief Meteorologist  Morning & Midday Weather / Station Scientist  Storm Chasing – Extreme Meteorologist  Attended Midland High & Mississippi State University – Geosciences  Hold the National Weather Association Seal of Approval

4. Learning About Weather It’ Video Time!

5. Watch CBS 7!

6. Who Watches Us?

7.  Over 51,000 sq. miles  25 counties  23 in West Texas / 2 in SE. New Mexico  The area is larger than 23 States  Brewster is the largest County (6,193 sq. mi.)  Guadalupe Peak ( 8,751’ above sea level ) is the highest point in Texas.  Loving County is the largest, least populated county in the United States.

8. Who Watches Us?

10. We Have Big Storms!  Saragosa tornado  1987  Population: 183  Injuries: 121  Deaths: 30 (F-4)

11. Fujita Scale

12. We Have Other Threats… Lightning Flash Floods

13. What We Do For You  We Forecast the Weather.  We Report on the impacts of the weather.  We Conduct damage surveys.  We Issue Watches & Warnings.  We educate!

14. So Let’s Educate…  The first thing you do is….

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16. Educate Yourself Learn to recognize weather patterns & how they impact your life.

17. Clouds There are many Types of clouds.

18. Clouds  Cirrus  Stratus  Cumulus

19. How Clouds Form

20. Types of Clouds  Cirrus Clouds  High Clouds  Thin (wispy looking)  Often signal a large Storm system 1-2 Storm system 1-2 days in advance. days in advance.

21. Types of Clouds  Stratus Clouds  Mid-level Clouds  Thick deck of clouds  Common in Winter  Often signal a change in temp. change in temp.

22. Types of Clouds  Cumulus Clouds  Vertically Developed  Lumpy (Cauliflower)  Common in Spring  Produce T-Storms

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24. Understanding Weather Maps

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27. Understanding Weather Maps  High Pressure  Blue H  Sinking Air  Warmer Temps  Sunny Skies  “Happy Weather”

28. Understanding Weather Maps  Low Pressure  Red L  Rising Air  Stormy Weather  Windy Weather  “Lousy Weather”

29. Understanding Weather Maps

31. Fronts Cold Fronts Warm Fronts Dry Line

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39. Now For The Important Part!!! Severe Weather Safety Now For The Important Part!!!

40. Prepare For Anything  Make a plan of action  Practice that plan  Involve your Family & Friends  Know what to do incase of a fire or weather related emergency

41. Step 1 Know where you are!

42. Polygon Warnings There have been a few changes.

43. Know When To Take Action  Learn the difference between Watches & Warnings.

44. Know When To Take Action  Severe T-Storm Watch  Issued by SPC  Conditions are favorable For Large Hail & High For Large Hail & High Winds. Winds. GET READY! GET READY!

45. Know When To Take Action  Tornado Watch  Issued by SPC  Conditions are favorable For Large Hail, High For Large Hail, High Winds & Tornadoes. Winds & Tornadoes. GET READY! GET READY!

46. Know When To Take Action  Warnings (Tornado, Severe T-Storm, Etc.)  Issued by NWS  A Threat to Life & Property is Likely Property is Likely Take Cover Now! Take Cover Now!

47. How Do We Know?  We use Radar & Satellite Data  Ground Reports  Conceptual Model If a warning is If a warning is Issued… We Mean It! It!

48. What You Need?

49. Your Safety Kit  Water (1gal for each person in your house)  Non-Perishable Foods  Battery Powered Radio and Flashlights  First Aid Kit  Medications  Diapers!!!

50. Where Do You Go?  At School or in an Office  Follow Instructions

51. Where Do You Go?  Go To The Lowest Floor  If You are upstairs… Get Downstairs!

52. Where Do You Go?  Stay Away From Windows

53. Where Do You Go?  Get Underground (If Possible)  Go To The Center Of Your Home  Put multiple walls between you & the storm

54. Where Do You Go?  Cover Yourself With a Mattress or Blanket

55. Where Do You Go?  Avoid Mobile Homes & Cars!

56. Where Do You Go?  Avoid Large Buildings!

57. Where Do You Go?  Do Not Seek Shelter Under Overpasses!

58. Where Do You Go?  Do Not Seek Shelter Under Overpasses!

59. Where Do You Go?  Do Not Seek Shelter Under Overpasses!

60. Severe Weather Safety Tornadoes  Tornadoes are dangerous!  Not every tornado is the same & they can sometimes do strange things.

64. Lightning  Lightning is Dangerous!  Heats the air up to 50,000 degrees.  One Hundred Million Volts  25 million strikes each year  Lightning Kills more people each year than tornadoes. each year than tornadoes.

65. Lightning Safety  30/30 Rule  If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by Lightning! Lightning! Go Indoors!

66. Lightning Safety  Talk on the phone  Take Showers  Use electronics Wait 30 Minutes

67. Lightning Safety  Lightning will travel through pipes or wires!

68. Lightning Safety  Avoid Water or High Ground  Avoid Tall objects  Get in a car

69. Flash Floods  Number 1 Weather Related Killer  176 Deaths

70. Flash Floods  For every foot of running water, 1,500 lbs. of force is applied.  2 feet or running water will move most cars & trucks.

71. Flash Floods  Dangerous Chemicals and other objects might be in the water! the water!

72. Flash Floods  Your decision to enter flood waters doesn’t just impact you.  Who will save me if I can’t get out?

73. “Buzz” Anderson

74. Father of Four Children Volunteer Fireman