THUNDERSTORMS

THUNDERSTORMS

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What is a thunderstorm?
 * a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbusclouds. ([])
 * forms when moist, unstable air is lifted vertically into the atmosphere. Lifting of this air results in condensation and the release of heat caused by:
 * unequal warming of the Earth'sa surface
 * lifting due to topographic obstruction (a mountain) of air flow
 * dynamic lifting because of the presence of a frontal zone
 * Types of Thunderstorms
 * single cell storm
 * multicell cluster storm
 * supercells
 * Multicell line storms (aka. squall lines)

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