Your Name: ____________________________
Print out this worksheet so you can fill it out as you go along.
Watch the Weather Channel news flash (on the Castillos’ TV) and look in Storm Track (on the Castillos’ laptop computer) to answer questions 1–4:
1. Where was Tropical Storm Erin at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, August 2nd? (Fill in the blanks with latitude and longitude numbers and circle N, S, E, or W for each. If you have a tracking chart, plot the location.)
Latitude: __ __ . __ N S E W Longitude: __ __ . __ N S E W
2. What is Erin’s geographic location? (Circle one.)
Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Florida Gulf of Mexico
3. What kind of watch or warning has been issued for Ft. Walton Beach, Florida? (Circle one.)
Tropical Storm Watch Tropical Storm Warning Hurricane Watch Hurricane Warning
4. Do the people in Ft. Walton Beach still have to prepare for damage from the storm even though no Hurricane Watches or Warnings have been issued? (Fill in the blank.)
YES NO
Why or Why not? (Write a short explanation.)
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Look in Inside the Storm to answer questions 5 –6:
5. Your friend calls you from the middle of the eye of a very strong hurricane. Which of the following things might she tell you? (Circle one.)
There is so much rain I can't even see across the street.
The sky is dark and ominous.
The wind is so loud I can't hear myself think.
All of the above.
It's hardly raining and there is almost no wind.
6. Where are the strongest rains in a hurricane? (Circle one.)
In the eye
In the eyewall
In the rainbands
In the feeder bands
All along the outer edges
Help Carla give evacuation advice to Betsy to answer questions 7-9:
7. What are four things you should have if you need to evacuate your home? (Write an item in each blank.)_______________________________
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8. What should you do about the following things when preparing to evacuate your home? (Write a short explanation in each blank.)
What should you do about perishable food?
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What should you do about utilities such as gas and electricity?
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What should you do about valuables?
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9. If, during an evacuation, you come across a flooded road or bridge, what should you do? (Circle one.)
Drive through the water if it doesn’t look very deep.
Wait to see if someone else can drive through it; if they can, then you probably can too.
Wait for the water to go down before crossing.
Turn around and take a different route.
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