- Thunderstorm - Wikipedia
Thunderstorms are responsible for the development and formation of many severe weather phenomena, which can be potentially hazardous Damage that results from thunderstorms is mainly inflicted by downburst winds, large hailstones, and flash flooding caused by heavy precipitation
- How Thunderstorms Form - Center for Science Education
With an updraft, downdraft, and rain, the cloud is now called a cumulonimbus cloud and the cycling of air up and down is called a thunderstorm cell The moving air within the cloud builds up electric charges as it slides past other air
- Severe Weather 101: Thunderstorm Basics
How does a thunderstorm form? Three basic ingredients are required for a thunderstorm to form: moisture, rising unstable air (air that keeps rising when given a nudge), and a lifting mechanism to provide the “nudge ” The sun heats the surface of the earth, which warms the air above it
- Thunderstorm | Definition, Types, Structure, Facts | Britannica
Thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds Learn more about thunderstorms, including their structure and the different types
- THUNDERSTORMS - National Weather Service
The difference between a thunderstorm and a severe thunderstorm is the wind field For a severe thunderstorm, the ingredients that must be present are moisture, instability, lift and strong speed and directional storm relative wind shear
- Thunderstorms: Everything You Need to Know - Earth Networks
Thunderstorm: Also known as an electrical storm or lightning storm, a thunderstorm is characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth’s atmosphere, known as thunder
- The Anatomy of a Thunderstorm - Science@NASA
Researchers fly to the heart of a thunderstorm to find out what happens when a storm lofts surface pollutants high into the atmosphere
- Thunderstorms - Fact Monster
Thunderstorms may occur singly, in clusters, or in lines Some of the most severe occur when a single thunderstorm affects one location for an extended time Thunderstorms typically produce heavy rain for a brief period, anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour Warm, humid conditions are highly favorable for thunderstorm development
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