Indian River County Fire Department
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Weather Information
Lightning
Lightning is a gigantic electrostatic discharge (the same kind of electricity that can shock you when you touch a doorknob) between the cloud and the ground, other clouds, or within a cloud.
- Lightning Information Center from National Weather Service, Melbourne, Florida
- When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! from National Weather Service
- Thunder & Lightning: Resources and Links
Hurricane
A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions.
Tornado
A tornado is a powerful column of winds spiraling around a center of low atmospheric pressure. It looks like a large black funnel hanging down from a storm cloud. The narrow end will move over the earth, whipping back and forth like a tail.
- Storm Prediction Center from National Weather Service
- Tornadoes.... Nature's Most Violent Storms
- The Online Tornado FAQ
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of waves generated by an undersea disturbance such as an earthquake. From the area of the disturbance, the waves will travel outward in all directions, much like the ripples caused by throwing a rock into a pond.
The word Tsunami is represented by two Japanese characters. The character "tsu" means harbor, and "nami" which means "wave".
- Tsunami Resource Page from National Weather Service Forecast Office, Melbourne, Florida
- TsunamiReady Information from National Weather Service
- Tsunamis: Know What to Do captioned/subtitled video version
