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All thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm produces lightning. In the United States, an average of 300 people are injured and 80 people are killed each year by lightning. Although most lightning victims survive, people struck by lightning often report a variety of long-term, debilitating symptoms.
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www.fema.gov/hazard/thunderstorm/index.shtm
www.fema.gov/hazard/thunderstorm/index.shtm
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Learn how thunderstorms form, and how they can be dangerous to you. ... thunder won't hurt you - lightning will! So it's important to pay attention when you hear thunder. Thunderstorms happen in every state and every thunderstorm has lightning. Lightning can strike people and buildings and is very dangerous.
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www.fema.gov/kids/thunder.htm
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Thunderstorm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A thunderstorm , also known as an electrical storm , a lightning storm , a hailstorm , or simply a storm is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstorm
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The focus of the training series is the development of a thunderstorm "spectrum" and a discussion of the physical characteristics and severe weather potential of the various storm types in the spectrum.
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ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml
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With the two multicell storm categories, we have defined four basic storm types from the thunderstorm spectrum. The supercell is always severe, whereas the others can be non-severe or severe.
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ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/type/home.rxm...
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/type/home.rxml
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Answers questions such as how thunderstorms are formed, how they're detected, and what type of damage they can do. ... A large amount of the thunderstorm's energy comes from the condensation process that forms the thunderstorm clouds. As the thunderstorm progresses, eventually the rain cools the entire process down and...
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www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/tstorm/tst_basics.html
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A thunderstorm is considered severe if it produces hail at least 1 inch in diameter or has wind gusts of at least 58 miles per hour. Every thunderstorm produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornadoes or hurricanes.
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www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.86f46a12f38229...
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This is the fuel for the thunderstorm. As the storm uses up this fuel, it is converted to rainfall. Eventually, the storm stabilizes the atmosphere, through using up the excess water vapor, cooling the lower troposphere, and warming the upper troposphere.
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www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_thunderstorms.htm
www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_thunderstorms.htm
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