Most of the storms pass through without any trouble. Snow can fall so fast that it is dangerous to go outside when its falling. Different storms can cause different dangers to us and other things. Thunder storms are very common. Sometimes something called hail falls during a thunderstorm but mostly they are to small to do any damage but sometimes it can become bigger than golf balls. Hail can also break windows and dent cars. you should also watch out for lightning in thunder storms. Trees can be split in half or branded because the lightning hits it. When lightning shoots out of the sky it finds the highest up spot in the area so if you were standing in a flat field you could get struck by lighting. Did you know that more people die every year from floods than lightning or tornadoes. Floods can even happen when its not raining outside so you should always be prepared. A tornado is made up of air that is spinning around and around really fast. Tornadoes normally happen in the North American plains and between the Mountains in North America. They also tend to happen in the spring and summer. The air spinning in the tornadoes can spin three hundred miles per hour or more. Hurricanes can bring flooding and dangerous winds it also creates huge waves and heavy rain. Its considered a hurricane if the winds travel over seventy three miles per hour. Hurricanes can destroy houses cars and trees. During a hurricane the ocean level rises over 25 feet. Waves that can destroy houses and stuff are called a storm surge. blizzards can pull down power lines it can even pull down trees if its powerful enough.
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