What play concluded the narrator’s second-grade weather study unit?
The Weather Show.
What effects did The Weather Show have on the narrator?
It sparked an interest in weather and reduced their fear.
What does a meteorologist study?
The weather.
In which grade did the narrator decide to become a meteorologist?
Eighth grade.
In which month and year did the narrator witness the Lake Chelan lightning storm?
August 2013.
What did the narrator witness during a family vacation at Lake Chelan?
A prolonged lightning storm.
What career choice did witnessing the storms confirm for the narrator?
Pursuing meteorology was the right career choice.
Why is the narrator pursuing a meteorology degree?
It would let them be surrounded by weather, which they love.
Which program is the narrator enrolled in at the University of Washington?
The Atmospheric Sciences program.
What weather did the narrator fear as a young child?
Thunderstorms.
Where did the narrator especially fear thunderstorms during family holidays?
Lake Chelan in Washington State.
What did the narrator’s parents buy after noticing the narrator’s growing interest in weather?
Weather books at book fairs.
What did the narrator take throughout high school to pursue a meteorology degree?
Classes believed to be useful for earning a meteorology degree.
What happened around 1 a.m. during the storm at Lake Chelan?
Lightning started a fire.
What was the outcome of the fire started by lightning at Lake Chelan?
It was put out quickly without structural damage.
What did the narrator experience on the porch during the following evening's Lake Chelan storm?
Sand blowing onto their face.
What weather accompanied lightning during the following evening's Lake Chelan storm?
Stronger wind and rain.
What happened to a boat dock after the second Lake Chelan storm?
It was disconnected and partly lost.
What does the narrator hope to do with storms and weather in the future?
See more storms and learn more about weather.
Answer 10 questions on A Growing Interest in Meteorology.
1. What effect did the second-grade weather study unit and its concluding play, The Weather Show, have on the narrator?
2. Which experience was associated with the narrator’s childhood fear of thunderstorms?
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