Sample Postings to DISCUSS-WEATHER

From: Tim McCollum
Subject: Reflections on LFStorm Part 2
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 22:34:33 -0500

Hi LFStorm Teachers,

Hats off again to Geoff and Erna, April Whitt, all the participating scientists, and the entire P2K team for another excellent broadcast. Since we are entering tornado season here in Illinois ( a state which actually holds many tornado records ) the timing of the program was perfect.

Rather than viewing the broadcast live, I'm sharing it in three 20 minute segments with my classes the rest of this week. In reviewing and discussing many of the answers sent by the ON-AIR experts, along the topics covered during the program, it occurred to me that LFStorm, perhaps more than any other P2K project, is truly providing a public service. It is helping us teach our students proper safety procedures during severe weather. As Dr. Harold Brooks stated in his comments, the students will be teaching their families procedures which could someday save their lives.

Maybe "Live From the Storm" should be titled "Staying Alive DURING the Storm".

Tim McCollum
Charleston Middle School
Charleston, IL

From: Ginny Dexter
Subject: Re: Classroom Activities with LFStorm Part 2
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:11:36 -0700 (PDT)

Dear Storm Watchers,
As part of our Live from the Storm Unit of Study each of the students made instruments and we have been going out and collecting weather data daily. This week we are testing so we are not doing science. If your class is also collecting weather data please let me know so we can compare and contrast our two weather environments, that would be fun for the kids. We had a field trip to the meteorologists, National Weather Station, which is about 25 miles from our rural school and they said our data was 98% accurate. Not bad! Sincerely, Ginny Dexter, Hydesville School, Hydesville, CA (On a map, look up the coast of California until you see Eureka, 270 miles north of San Francisco. Our rural school is a 25 minute drive southeast of Eureka) Where the coast meets th redwoods.....

Hydesville's Weather Report from data collected
March 20 through April 7, 00
by the Sixth/Seventh Grade Classes,
9:30 AM daily:

Monday, March 20, 00
Humidity: 45%
Rain: zero
Clouds: cumulus/stratus/fog-8%
Temperature: 55 F.
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed: 6 mph
Air Pressure: (rising) 30.4

Tuesday, March 21, 00
Humidity: 53%
Rain: zero
Clouds: cirrus-1%
Temperature: 56 F.
Wind Direction: North East
Wind Speed: 3 mph
Air Pressure:(staying) 30.4

Wednesday, March 22, 00
Humidity: 79%
Rain: zero
Clouds: stratus/cirrus-97%
Temperature: 60 F.
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed: 2 mph
Air Pressure: (falling) 30.3

Thursday, March 23, 00
Humidity: 57.1%
Rain: 0 sprinkle
Clouds: fractus cumulus-98%
Temperature: 59
Wind Direction: Beaufort- 2 light air east
Wind Speed: 3 mph
Air Pressure: rising 30. 4

Friday, March 24, 00
Humidity: 61%
Rain: zero
Clouds: cirrus/cumulus
Temperature: 62 F.
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed: 3 mph
Air Pressure: 30.21

Monday-3/27
Humidity: 53%
Rain: 0
Clouds: cirrus/stratus-98%
Temperature: 63 F.
Wind Direction: North East
Wind speed: 1mph
Air pressure: 30. 32 rising

Tuesday-3/28
Humidity:49%
Rain: 0
Clouds: cirrus/fibratus/cumulus/humulis 42%
Temperature: 57 F
Wind Direction: North East
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Air pressure: 30.3 Falling

Wednesday-3/29
Humidity: 2%
Rain: 0
Clouds: cirrocumulus -82%
Temperature: 58 F
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Air Pressure: 30.4

Thursday-3/30
Humidity: 53%
Rain: 0
Clouds: cirrus/fibratus 5%
Temperature: 60 degrees F
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed:1mph
Air Pressure: 30.45 rising

Friday-3/31
Humidity: 53%
Rain: 0
Clouds: 0%
Temperature: 68 F
Wind Direction: South East
Wind speed: 4-7 mph
Air Pressure: falling 30.42

Monday-4/3
Humidity: falling, 30.25
Rain: 0
Clouds: fog/cirrus-97%
Temperature: 57 F
Wind Direction: North
Wind Speed: 8 mph Air Pressure: falling-32.2

Tuesday, 4/4
Humidity: 70%
Rain: 0
Clouds:100% stratocumulus/fog
Temperature: 58%
Wind Direction: south
Wind Speed: Beaufordt -0 1mph
Air Pressure: rising 30.4

Wednesday, 4/5
Humidity: 96%
Rain: 0
Clouds: 99% stratocumumuls
Temperature: 51%
Wind Direction: northeast
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Air Pressure: 30.34 falling

Thursday, 4/6
Humidity: 43%
Rain: 0
Clouds: 95% stratocumulus
Temperature: 51F
Wind Direction: northeast
Wind Speed: 4mph
Air Pressure: 30.42 rising

Friday, 4/7
Humidity: 41%
Rain: 0
Clouds: 0
Temperature: 69
Wind Direction: east
Wind Speed: 3 mph
Air Pressure: 30.32 falling

Classroom Videos / In-service Videos / Implementation Guide / Hands-On Activities / Worksheets / Website / National Standards