The Calm Before the Clues

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Across
  1. 5. Rotating tropical system with winds below 74 mph.
  2. 6. Backup source of energy during power outages.
  3. 7. Returning a community to normal after a disaster.
  4. 8. Scale used to classify hurricane intensity.
  5. 11. Calm center of a hurricane.
  6. 12. Conditions are favorable for hazardous weather to occur.
  7. 13. Weather system with sustained winds of 74 mph or greater.
  8. 14. The process of reducing disaster impacts before they occur.
Down
  1. 1. Severe weather conditions are imminent or occurring.
  2. 2. Powerful rise in seawater level caused by a hurricane or tropical storm.
  3. 3. Heavy rainfall that overwhelms drainage systems.
  4. 4. Immediate actions taken to protect lives and property during a disaster.
  5. 9. Temporary safe place during an emergency.
  6. 10. Official order to leave a dangerous area.