보캐<38>--Words for Events(Storms)

 

Storms

 

cyclone: violent storm with rotating wind

 

They changed their vacation plans because of the cyclone warning.

 

 

gale: a wind with a speed between thirty-two and sixty-three miles per hour (between fifty and one hundred kilometers per hour)

 

We'd better stay home. It looks like a gale outside.

 

 

hurricane: a tropical storm with winds of seventy-four miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour) or greater

 

The hurricane took the roof off our neighbor's house.

 

 

sandstorm: a storm of sand in the desert

 

During the sandstorm there were clouds of sand in the air.

 

 

storm: a strong wind with rain, snow, or hail, and sometimes with thunder and lightning

 

They had to stop driving because of the storm.

 

 

tornado: a violent storm that whirls in a circular motion at speeds up to three hundred miles per hour

 

Everyone must seek shelter; there is a tornado warning for the area.