Across
- 4. force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth
- 8. a wind direction and/or speed change over a vertical or horizontal distance
- 12. the loss of the electrical power network supply
- 13. a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain
- 16. a system producing severe thunderstorms and featuring rotating winds
- 17. officially assign a specified status
- 18. an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather
Down
- 1. an instrument that sends pulses of electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere to find precipitation, determine its motion and intensity, and identify the precipitation type such as rain, snow or hail
- 2. he removal of persons or things from an endangered area
- 3. naturally occurring weather condition that has the potential to cause either harm or damage
- 5. regional weather during a defined time period from one up to several weeks
- 6. very great; intense
- 7. Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 9. predict or estimate a future event
- 10. save (someone) from a dangerous situation
- 11. issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring or likely
- 13. a rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout
- 14. left without the means to move from somewhere
- 15. the measure of hotness or coldness - Fahrenheit and Celsius