A flood that rises and falls quite rapidly with little or no advance warning, usually as the result of intense rainfall over a relatively small area.

A mass of thunderstorms and clouds generally with a cyclonic wind circulation of between 20 and 34 knots.

A sudden increase in surface air temperature often accompanied by extreme drying. It is associated with the downdraft of a thunderstorm, or a cluster of thunderstorms.

The climate of high elevations. Also called mountain climate. There is no single climatic type but a variety of different climate zones often characterized by a rapid change in temperature and precipitation as one ascends or descends in elevation.

26.  A 70-year-old client with a history of osteoarthritis in the hips and knees reports increasing difficulty with walking and performing daily activities. The nurse identifies impaired physical mobility as a priority nursing diagnosis/ concept of concern.  Which nursing intervention is most appropriate to support mobility and reduce joint stiffness in this client?

Generally used to describe a weather forecast that extends from about 6 hours to a few days into the future.

A hurricane that forms in the western Pacific Ocean.

The climate of an area ranging in size from a few acres to several square kilometers.

A region in the Great Plains of the United States extending from Texas and Oklahoma northward into Kansas and Nebraska where tornadoes are most frequent.

A line of thunderstorms that form along a cold front or out ahead of it.