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  1. tornado
    a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
    The National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed six separate tornado touchdowns between 8:30 and 10: 30 pm Tuesday evening.
  2. survey
    determining opinions by interviewing people
    The National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed six separate tornado touchdowns between 8:30 and 10: 30 pm Tuesday evening.
  3. serious
    of great consequence
    There were no serious injuries from the twisters.
  4. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
    The agent sustained non-life-threatening injuries, later described by one law enforcement official as “some cuts and abrasions.”
  5. relatively
    by comparison to something else
    People are heading warnings and taking action, moving to relatively safer locations.
  6. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
    Here’s a helicopter view of some of the damage.
  7. rapid
    characterized by speed
    Grand Rapids is now 9.01″ above average for precipitation this year.
  8. average
    an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
    Grand Rapids is now 9.01″ above average for precipitation this year.
  9. injured
    harmed
    Seven people were injured by these tornadoes.
  10. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
    Wednesday was a busy day for severe weather in the U.S. with nearly two dozen tornadoes and over 325 severe reports from Massachusetts to Colorado and Wisconsin to Texas.
  11. report
    to give an account or representation of in words
    Wednesday was a busy day for severe weather in the U.S. with nearly two dozen tornadoes and over 325 severe reports from Massachusetts to Colorado and Wisconsin to Texas.
  12. beef
    meat from an adult domestic bovine
    She still loves to cook and we had a nice beef stew this evening.
  13. stew
    cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
    She still loves to cook and we had a nice beef stew this evening.
  14. center
    an area that is in the middle of some larger region
    The Storm Prediction Center reports nearly two dozen tornadoes and over 325 severe reports in the U.S. on Weds. with severe reports from Massachusetts to E. Colorado and Wisconsin to N Texas.
  15. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
    Hurricane Barbara with a well-developed eye hits the SW coast of Mexico.
  16. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    Hurricane Barbara with a well-developed eye hits the SW coast of Mexico.
  17. thread
    a fine cord of twisted fibers used in sewing and weaving
    Live Radar Blog Thread
  18. chilly
    appreciably or disagreeably cold
    They had just filled the pool and the water was a little chilly, but I got to swim around for 20 minutes.
  19. outlook
    an attitude that determines how you respond to situations
    With chances for rain/storms each day, I’ll leave the radar toward the top of the blog with the Severe Weather Outlooks and links below.
  20. concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer
    My posts will be few this week, as I’ll concentrate on mom.
  21. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
    For current Michigan weather observations and wind speeds, click here.
  22. regional
    characteristic of a particular area
    Check out regional radar, GRR radar, northern Indiana radar, Chicago radar and Milwaukee radar.
  23. advisory
    an announcement that usually warns the public of some threat
    Here’s the College of DuPage Radar Map, the local warning/advisory map and the National warning/watch/advisory map, and a surface weather map.
  24. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
    Here’s the College of DuPage Radar Map, the local warning/advisory map and the National warning/watch/advisory map, and a surface weather map.
  25. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
    Check out the WOOD lightning tracker and U.S. lightning, the Maranatha Webcam at Lake Michigan and links to webcams.
Created on Fri May 31 13:40:17 EDT 2013 (updated Fri May 31 13:41:04 EDT 2013)

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