Storm Austen Brings Weather Change to Europe
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A new storm is coming. Its name is Storm Austen. It will bring big changes in the weather.
The storm will bring thunderstorms. It will also bring strong wind. Temperatures will go down fast.
This storm is an extratropical cyclone. It is a big weather system with low pressure. It usually forms in cooler areas.
Italy will not get the worst of the storm. Experts say Italy is 'protected' this time.
People want to know when the storm will arrive. Weather experts are watching it closely.
The next few days will bring changes. It will get colder. There will be more wind and rain in some places.
Vocabulary7 words
- Storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- thunderstorms
- storms with loud noise and bright light in the sky
- wind
- moving air
- extratropical cyclone
- a big storm that forms outside hot ocean areas
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- forecast
- what experts think the weather will be
- protected
- kept safe from something bad
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1. Austen 2. They will drop 3. False
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A new storm is coming. Its name is Storm _____.
The storm will bring _____. It will also bring strong wind.
Temperatures will go down _____.
This storm is an extratropical _____.
Italy will not get the _____ of the storm.
Experts say Italy is '_____' this time.
People want to know when the storm will _____.
Weather experts are watching it _____.
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