Severe Thunderstorms Expected on Wednesday: Heavy Rain, Wind and Hail
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Bad weather is coming on Wednesday. A weather service says there will be big storms.
The storms will bring heavy rain, strong wind, and hail. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky.
The storms will happen in many parts of the country. This is called a severe thunderstorm.
Experts say a weather front is moving through the area. A weather front is a line where two different kinds of air meet.
This weather front can cause storms at night, too. People should be careful and check the weather news.
The strong wind can break trees and damage things. Heavy rain can cause flooding. Flooding is when water covers land that is usually dry.
Hail can damage cars and houses. It can also hurt plants and crops.
The weather service is watching the storms closely. They will give more information during the day.
Vocabulary5 words
- weather service
- a group that studies and reports the weather
- hail
- small pieces of ice that fall like rain
- severe thunderstorm
- a very strong storm with rain, wind, and sometimes hail
- weather front
- a line where warm and cold air meet
- flooding
- too much water covering land
Quiz
Answer key
1. Heavy rain, wind, and hail 2. Small pieces of ice that fall from the sky 3. True
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Bad weather is coming on _____. A _____ service says there will be big storms.
The storms will bring heavy rain, strong wind, and _____.
The storms will happen in many parts of the _____.
Experts say a weather _____ is moving through the area.
This weather front can cause storms at _____, too.
The strong wind can break _____ and damage things.
Heavy rain can cause _____.
Hail can damage cars and _____.