Across
- 1. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
- 4. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
- 5. a storm with a violent wind (and a nickname for one British football player)
- 7. a very strong wind
- 8. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
- 10. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
- 12. the ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser
- 13. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
Down
- 1. a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
- 2. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction
- 3. a severe flood
- 6. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
- 9. a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
- 11. a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff