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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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Explains the difference between four different types of thunderstorms, with pictures and graphics. ... Air mass thunderstorms are usually produced in areas of very little vertical shear. As a result, the threat for severe is small. When they do reach severe limits, the thunderstorms may produce brief high winds or hail...
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weather.cod.edu/sirvatka/ts.html
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Thunderstorms form when an air mass becomes so unstable that it overturns (convects) violently. "Unstable" means that the air in the lowest layers is unusually warm and humid, or that the upper layers are unusually cool, or oftentimes, both.
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www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_thunderstorms.htm
www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_thunderstorms.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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Qustions and Answers about Thunderstorms and Severe Weather ... * An estimated two thousand thunderstorms are going on in the world at any one time. ... * Lightning can occur not only in thunderstorms, but also in snowstorms, sand storms, above erupting volcanoes and from nuclear explosions.
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www.wxdude.com/page5.html
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Dangers of Thunderstorms; Includes: lightning, floods, hail, winds and tornadoes. ... Types of Thunderstorms; Single cells, multicell clusters, multicell lines (squall lines) and supercells. ... Components of Thunderstorms; Updrafts and downdrafts, outflow phenomena, wall clouds and the effects of wind shear on...
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ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml
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USATODAY.com Latest News ... Thunderstorms are one of the most common and most noticeable weather products of our atmosphere. They form worldwide, spit out deadly lightning, band together to form hurricanes, and can spin up the world's fastest winds inside tornadoes.
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www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/thunderstorms...
www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/thunderstorms.htm
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The causes of THUNDERSTORMS. ... thunderstorm, thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms, lightning thunderstorm, tornados thunderstorms,wind and thunderstorms, storms, supercells, mesocyclones, atmospheric processes, convection;
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www.stormwarn.com/rants/thunderstorm_genesis.html
www.stormwarn.com/rants/thunderstorm_genesis.html
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