The National Weather Service forecast thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon

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The National Weather Service forecast thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon of June 20, 2014 for the U of I campus, but they did not anticipate these storms to be severe. Why? Select one: a. a cold front was forecast to pass over campus in the afternoon. b. the dewpoint temperature on campus was 71 degree F. c. the Lifted Index was -4 and the CAPE values were approximately 1400 J/kg d. the surface winds were 10 mph from the south and the winds in the mid-levels of the troposphere were 15 mph from the southeast. Which type of severe thunderstorm weather is most frequent in the US? Select one: a. severe winds b. hail c. tornadoes Imagine you worked for the National Weather Service and you noticed strong rotation in a supercell thunderstorm on radar (i.e., you saw a hook echo and a red-green velocity couplet). What would you do? Select one: a. issue a tornado watch b. issue a tornado advisory c. issue a severe thunderstorm watch d. issue a convective outlook e. issue a tornado warning

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Answer:1

Option C, because lifted index should be less than -4 and CAPE value should be very less than given value fro severe storm.

Answer:2

Option C, US experience more thunderstorms in the form of tornadoes, there are about 1 lac tornadoes occurs in the US per year.

Answer:3

Option B, tp issue a tornado advisory because hook echo of red green colour represents formation of the tornado in the centre.

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