Storms sa

buhay mo...
Recipe for a Lightning
Have you ever rubbed your feet across carpet and then
touched a metal door handle? If so, then you know that
you can get shocked! Lightning works in the same way.
 Lets do BasicCalc
(Joke) !!!
Flash-to-Bang Method

1. Count number of seconds from

the time you see lightning sight
until the time you hear the
thunder
2. Divide the number of seconds
by 3.
3. Answer should be in km
(kilometers)
 Types of
Thunderstorms
Single Cell Thunderstorms
- Most common thunderstorms
- Parang maliit na tampuhan
lang, small, weak and brief...
- Lasting 30-60 minutes and,
poof.
 Types of
Thunderstorms
Mesoscale Convective
Thunderstorm Systems
- Parang CAPSTONE project,
collections of contributions of
group members into one
CAPSTONE output.
- Collections of several
thunderstorms into one giant
storm.
 Types of
Thunderstorms
Multicell Cell Thunderstorms
- Parang Career Talk, lasts for
hours…
- Their strength is enough to
make bonus points like
torrential rainfall, Flooding and
even hailstorms.
 Types of
Thunderstorms
Super Cell Thunderstorms
- Parang love, long-
lasting…(sana naman)
- Their strength is enough to
make tornadoes.
 How Harmful is a
Thunderstorm
A Thunderstorm is harmful
when:
1. Pag naging swimming pool ang
bayan mo (flooding)
2. Pag nabutas ang bubong ng
bahay mo (hailstorms)
3. Pag lumipad na ang bubong
(Winds of 93 kph and above)
4. Pag naging straw ang mga ulap
(When clouds funneled down
and form tornadoes)
 Typhoons, Hurricanes,
and Cyclones
Different names but same Tropical
Storms. Often defined as large-scale
air masses that spiral inward and
rotate in LPA.

Typhoon - Northwest Pacific

Hurricane - Northeast Pacific & North
Atlantic Ocean
Cyclone - South Pacific and Indian
Ocean.
High and Low Pressure
Areas
Recipe for a Tropical
Storm
Tropical Storms form in low
pressure areas.

Due to the Coriolis Effect, the spin

of cyclones and anticyclones are
different in the two hemispheres.

North= anticyclone is clockwise,

cyclone is clockwise

South= the other way around

What's with the name?
Categorizing Tropical Storms
according to intensity.
 CAPSTONE Group
Short Quiz
Multiple choice, 5 items,
get ¼ sheet of yellow
paper...
 Which storm can
trigger tornadoes?
A.Single Cell
B.Super Cell
C.Mesoscale
Convective
 Which storm is weak,
brief (last 30-60
minutes)?
A.Single Cell
B.Multicell
C.Weak Cell
 What Tropical
Storm forms in the
North Atlantic
Ocean?

A.Tsunami
B.Typhoon
C.Hurricane
 Which hemisphere
has the cyclone
spinning
counterclockwise?
A.Northern
Hemisphere
B.Southern
Hemisphere
C.Eastern
All are instances that a
thunderstorm is
harmful except?

A.Tsunami
B.Flood
C.Hailstorms
 Answer Key:

1.B. Perfect
2.A. Score =
3.C. +5pts
4.B.
5.A.
 Group 3:

Almeron, Adriel
Borromeo, Gene
Bitong, Michael
Lambio, Jose
Loberiano, Joshua
Torio, Kent
Sodela, Denise
Valdez, Heart Darlene