Storm expert and main host
Thunder
“If it rumbles, spins or flashes, I am already on my way.”
Thunder is the leader of the Thunder-bots and the host of Storm School. He is energetic, a little bit dramatic, and happiest when the sky is doing something enormous. He never met a supercell he did not want to explain.
Favorite weather
- Thunderstorms
- Lightning
- Hail
- Tornadoes
- Hurricanes
- Storm safety
Fun facts about Thunder
- That bolt on his head is not a hat. It glows brighter when he gets excited.
- The bars on his chest bounce along with his voice.
- He floats on a warm golden thruster. No legs required.
- He ends every lesson with a Thunder Tidbit: one extra fact he saved for last.
Videos with Thunder
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Why Do Tornadoes Spin?
Wind usually just blows past you. So how does it end up whirling in a giant circle?
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What Causes Lightning?
A lightning bolt crosses the sky in a blink. Where does all that electricity come from?
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How Does Weather Radar See a Storm?
It is the middle of the night and pouring rain. Somehow a machine still knows exactly where the storm is. How?
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What Do Hurricane Hunters Actually Do?
Would you fly an airplane straight into a hurricane? On purpose?
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The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, the ocean began to move on a scale almost impossible to imagine.
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Five of the Strangest Weather Events
Ready for weather that sounds made up, but really happens?
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What Is a Fire Tornado?
Can a wildfire really make something that looks like a tornado built out of flames?
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How Do Scientists Rate Tornadoes?
EF1, EF3, EF5. You hear the numbers on the news. Who decides, and how?
