Hi Everyone!

Today we had a very bad storm. I was really afraid during the storm. I asked Mama why the the storms have to be so scary.

Mama said that it is the time of the year when we will start getting rain storms. Right now is the hottest time of the year so we get very bad storms with thunder and lightning. She then told me what happens during the storm.

She said that up in the sky where you can’t see it, are clouds called “thunderclouds”. In these clouds are small frozen raindrops that are moving (floating around in the air) and they keep bumping into each other. This creates an electrical charge - like when you rub your feet across the carpet. This is what causes the lightning and it travels to the ground to, sometimes, strike the things that are closest first - like mountains, high buildings, trees and other things including, sometimes, people. When the lightning travels through the sky - to reach the earth- it makes a hole in the sky - like tearing a piece of paper - only louder. That’s the noise we hear and it is called  thunder. Mama said the lighting  is 6 times as hot as the sun! We know that the sun is so hot that no one could ever touch it.

Mama said the we must never be outside when there is a storm with thunder and lightning because we can be hit by lightning and that could be very bad. Mama said not to be afraid of the noise because it is just noise but we must be careful of the lightning so we don’t get hurt.

Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Maybe after reading what Mama said you will feel a little bit better like I do now about these storms!

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