CLEVELAND — Welcome to the weather classroom! We're ready to help you learn -- even if schools are currently closed.
3News meteorologist Jason Frazer loves science and doing school visits. Recently, he kicked off an online series helping kids better understand meteorology. He’s going to be doing weather lessons about a variety of topics including wind, temperature, tornadoes and hurricanes. These lessons are geared to children who are 9 years old and older. He welcomes your questions, too. You can e-mail him directly at JFrazer@WKYC.com or you can contact him on Facebook or Instagram at @JasonFrazerTV.
NOTE: Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this story for links to more of Jason's weather lessons.
In today’s lesson, Jason discusses the various types of hazards that come from thunderstorms. They include hail, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flash flooding. Watch today's lesson below...
Did you know flooding is the second deadliest natural hazard in the United States? Flash flooding can happen suddenly due to heavy downpours. Hail is created due to updrafts within a thunderstorm as raindrops are pushed upward and eventually freeze.
A handout for today’s lesson can be found here:
Do you have a question or topic you’d like to see Jason discuss? Send him an email at JFrazer@WKYC.com or send him a message on Facebook.com/JasonFrazerTV.
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