storm
Let an agent explain storm types and their hazards, report warnings and forecasts with sources, give preparedness and safety guidance from official sources, and describe storm science and climate links.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain storm types and their hazards, report warnings and forecasts with sources, give preparedness and safety guidance from official sources, and describe storm science and climate links.
A disturbed state of the atmosphere with strong winds, often with rain, snow, hail, thunder or dust, including cyclonic and anticyclonic storms, thunderstorms, winter storms, dust storms and regional wind storms such as the nor easter and buran; storms are forecast and warned by meteorological services and cause damage, flooding and loss of life.
What it is for: Weather hazard awareness and safety.
It can be explain storm types and how they form; report current warnings and forecasts; give preparedness and safety guidance; describe impacts and climate links.
Distinguishing features
Atmospheric disturbance
Strong winds
Many types
Warned and forecast
What it looks like
Dark skies, strong winds, heavy precipitation and lightning.
How it is recognised
Strong winds with precipitation or dust
Warning levels from services
A gale is wind without necessarily a storm system
Related models
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In practice
Families and kinds
thunderstorms
tropical cyclones and hurricanes
extratropical and winter storms
dust and sand storms
regional wind storms such as nor easters and buran
Standards and regulation
National weather warning systems
Building codes for wind loads
Civil protection and evacuation rules
Failure modes and hazards
Flooding, wind damage and lightning
Ignoring warnings
Misinformation during events
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.storm
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Safety During a storm.
Follow official guidance.
Now
Immediate danger.
Now
Immediate danger.
- Is someone in danger from flooding, wind, lightning or a collapsing structure? boundary
- Should emergency services be contacted, and what immediate safety steps apply? action
Shelter
Sheltering.
Shelter
Sheltering.
- What does official guidance say about sheltering from this storm type? provenance
- When should people evacuate? provenance
Warnings Forecasts.
Official sources.
Current
Current warnings.
Current
Current warnings.
- Is a storm warning in force for this area, according to the meteorological service? provenance
- When is it expected to peak and pass? provenance
Levels
Warning levels.
Levels
Warning levels.
- What do the warning levels and storm categories mean? definition
- How are storms named? provenance
Prepare Before and after.
Preparation reduces harm.
Before
Preparedness.
Before
Preparedness.
- What supplies and steps does official guidance recommend for this storm type? provenance
- How should property be protected? action
After
Recovery.
After
Recovery.
- What hazards remain after the storm, such as downed lines and floodwater? provenance
- How can damage be reported and insurance claimed? provenance
Science How storms work.
Meteorology.
Formation
Storm formation.
Formation
Formation.
- How does this storm type form and intensify? definition
- What distinguishes cyclonic and anticyclonic storms? definition
Climate
Climate links.
Climate
Climate.
- How is climate change affecting storms, according to scientific assessments? provenance
- How uncertain are the projections? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each storm type be a separate entry?
- How should warning feeds be linked?
- How should preparedness guidance be localised?