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Which scale is used to estimate the strength of a hurricane?

The Saffir-Simpson Scale.


What is the minimum ranking of a major hurricane on the scale used to estimate the strength of hurricanes?


Category 3.

A mature-stage thunderstorm cloud is called a __________ cloud.

Cumulonimbus.

Which part of a supercell thunderstorm is most likely to produce a tornado funnel?

The trailing side.

In a _______________, conditions are right for a tornado to develop in your area.

Tornado watch

in a _____________ a tornado has been sighted in your area either visually or by radar, and you should seek shelter immediately.

tornado warning

The most recent time that Manhattan, Kansas, and Topeka, Kansas, were both struck by a tornado on the same day was in _____.

1966.

According to official records, the city of Manhattan, Kansas, and Kansas State University were last struck by a tornado in _____.

2008.

On radar, the hook echo of a supercell thunderstorm indicates a ______________.

A tornado.

Which of the following literary notables wrote a play inspired by the Bermuda Hurricane of 1609?

William Shakespeare.

Which of the following literary notables wrote our best account of the English windstorm of 1703?

Daniel Defoe.

The hurricanes of October, 1780, may have influenced the outcome of which American war?

The American Revolution.

Which celebrity was caught in the New England Hurricane of 1938?

Katharine Hepburn.