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Have you ever been in a small snow shower so crisp nothing
else really matters? Just imagine that small shower turning into a horrible Blizzard.
Well, that happens every year several times. Here on this Web Page you will
learn everything there is to know about Winter Storms.
Sometimes people get hurt if they don’t know what to do before a
Winter Storm. Right before a storm you should get a first aid kit, money for
a phone, some food, a source of light, a blanket to keep warm, tow chains and
booster cables, paper towels, a snow scraper, a knife, and a flashlight. These
things you have to have in order to survive the worst. These are the reasons why winter storms can make driving
difficult. The roads become very slick and very slippery. Falling snow can
make it very hard to see. If your car breaks down the situation could get
pretty serious. A lot of kids like winter storms because most of the
time they get the day off. It is also good because if you live In a warm
place and you don’t get any rain or snow then getting a winter storm would
cool things down and get the soil moist. People may think winter storms are
just an excuse for not going to school or work but they do get really bad.
The snow piles up slowly and you have a lot of time to get to a safe place.
Of course there are exceptions. In a storm a few flurries will fall and then
there is a huge blizzard. It piles up deeper and deeper and deeper until your
stalled in a huge drift of snow. You might get trapped.
If you still don’t know anything about winter storms than you better
reread. Winter Storms are dangerous yet very awesome. Stay cool!!! |
In a watch, there is a potential for
winter storm forming in the day. In a warning the storm hasn’t arrived yet
but if it does it might have heavy snow, blizzards, freezing rain, ice, and
sleet. This picture shows what can happen in a day of a winter storm.
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Bibliography Most of our information came from http://www.fema.gov/kids/wntstrm.htm But some
of It came from http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/winter.htm |
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Ian and Evan 4/10/03. |
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