ACROSS:

1. 30/30 _____ safety rule: Go indoors if, after seeing lightning, you cannot count to 30 before hearing thunder. Stay inside for 30 minutes after hearing the last clap of thunder. 

2. The National Weather Service issues a _____ when conditions are favorable for dangerous weather to develop. 

3. Long exposure to _____ temperatures can cause hypothermia and frostbite. 

4. It only takes _____ inches of fast moving water flood water to knock an adult off of their feet. 

5. A _____ occurs when strong winds pick up particles of dust and sand. 

6. _____ temperatures can cause deaths from heat stroke, and are especially deadly when children and pets are left in cars. 

7. A _____ is a normally dry streambed or flood channel. During a flash flood they can fill with water in under a minute! Never play or swim in fast moving water! 

8. The National Weather Service issues a _____ when dangerous weather is imminent or accruing. 

9. In the desert southwest, thunderstorms occur more frequently during the summer _____ from late June into September. 

DOWN:

1. _____ can produce flash floods, lightning, high winds, large hail, and tornadoes. 

2. _____ kill more people per year than lightning, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined. 

3. _____ of swift moving water can sweep away a car! Half of all flash flood deaths are in automobiles. 

4. Severe Thunderstorm _____ can exceed 100 mph and can knock down trees and powerlines. 

5. Monitor NOAA Weather _____ for the latest forecasts and warnings from your local National Weather Service office. 

6. Seek shelter in a basement or small interior room in the center of a building (such as a closet, bathroom, or hallway) when a _____ warning is issued. 

CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING WORDS: 
 

RADIO FLOODS SIX WATCH WARNING

TORNADO THUNDERSTORMS MONSOON WASH LIGHTNING

WINDS DUST STORM HOT TWO FEET COLD

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