# Presentation: 220756

##  Session 8 :

- These sessions will introduce the basic natural processes, historical geographic ranges, and potential impacts of the natural hazards that are not as unique to the coastal zone.

** ****Session 8 :**
**Meteorological**
**Natural Hazards**

- (Source:  NOAA Photo Gallery)

**Session 8: Meteorological Hazards**
**Coastal Hazards Management Course**

**Slide 8. 1, Lecture Outline**

## Introduction: Meteorological Hazards in the Coastal Zone

**Slide 8. ****, Introduction**

- Coastal Hazards can be defined as natural hazards that occur within the coastal zone.  The hazards discussed in Sessions 8 and 9 can happen in the coastal zone, but occur in other locations as well.
- The following meteorological hazards will be discussed in this session:
-   Severe Thunderstorms** **
**  **Tornadoes
-   Drought
-   Blizzards
-   Dam Failure

- (Source: NOAA Photo Library)

- (Source:  National Weather Service)

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## What is a Severe Thunderstorm? 

- What is a Severe Thunderstorm?

**Slide 8. ****, Severe Thunderstorm**

- Thunderstorms result in rain, wind, lightning, and
- sometimes will produce hail and tornadoes

- (Source: NOAA)

- (Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory** **)

- Types of Lightning

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- Distribution of Hail Storms

## What is a Tornado? 

- What is a Tornado?

**Slide 8. ****, Tornadoes**

- (Source: Dr. T. T. Fujita, University of Chicago)

- (Source: http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/tornado.html)

- (Source:  NOAA Photo Library)

- Tornadoes in the US are concentrated in “Tornado Alley”, but can occur along the coast

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## What is Drought? 

- What is Drought?

**Slide 8. ****, Drought**

- (Source: _[http://](http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html)__[www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html](http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html)_)

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## What is a Blizzard? 

- What is a Blizzard?

**Slide 8. ****, Blizzards**

- (Source: NOAA)

- Blizzards are a severe form of winter weather hazards.  Ice storms also are a dangerous result of winter storm systems.

- (Source: http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photoindex.html)

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## What is a Wildfire? 

- What is a Wildfire?

**Slide 8. ****, Wildfire**

- (Source: http://mofire.1wh.com/.%5CASPages%5Cmofire11.asp)

- A wildfire is an uncontrolled burning of grasslands, brush or woodlands.***  ***

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## Tornado Disasters

**Slide 8. ****, Tornado Disaster**

- (Source: http://www.tornadoproject.com/toptens/topten3.htm)

- Tornadoes can bring mass destruction to some areas, yet leave adjacent areas untouched.

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## Drought Disasters 

- Drought Disasters

**Slide 8. ****, Drought Disasters**

- (Source: http://www.weatherstock.com/droughtcat2.html)

- A typical scene during the Dust Bowl

- (Source: NOAA)

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## Severe Thunderstorm Disasters

**Slide 8. ****, Severe Thunderstorm Disasters**

- (Source: http://www.weatherstock.com/hailcat2.html)

- Thunderstorms occur regularly, but hail and lightning can cause damage to property, injury and death.

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- (Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office)

- (Source: http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/socasp/weather1/changnon.html)

## Blizzard Disasters 

- Blizzard Disasters

**Slide 8. ****, Blizzard Disasters**

- (Source: NOAA Photo Library)

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- Red Cross workers search for victims buried in cars following snowfall during the Blizzard of "77."** **

- (Source: Chicago Public Library)

## Wildfire Disasters 

- Wildfire Disasters

**Slide 8. ****, Wildfire Disasters**

- (Source: http://www.wtv-zone.com/techniguy/calfires/)

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- A view of California wildfires from space** **