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11Alive Weather Forecast is Sunny at King Elementary

11Alive Weather Van visits King Elementary

King Elementary kindergarteners were treated to a special science lesson on Thursday, December 3, 2009. Learning about weather, the water cycle and  thunderstorm safety were topics of the discussion led by 11 Alive Meteorologist Chesley McNeil. The TV station supports science education with its weather van which visits schools and helps students to learn about the role of weather in the life cycle. The students listened intently as McNeil talked about precipitation, condensation, evaporation and runoff.

"It is the same rain that rained on your grandparents," McNeil said as he explained how rain falls and evaporates to the sky and collects in clouds to rain again. He explained that cumulonimbus clouds are storm clouds and talked about the types of dangerous weather such as thunderstorms, lighting and tornadoes that sometimes follow them.

"11Alive you're the one!" students cheered and smiled as they waved to McNeil and his cameraman, Bruce. It was cold outside but the weather report at King Elementary was sunny.