Air-mass Thunderstorms

Weather Phenomena and Storms

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Kimberly Hill
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Type of thunderstorm in which air rises because of unequal heating of Earth's surface within a single air mass and is most common during the afternoon and evening.
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Frontal Thunderstorms
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A thunderstorm that is produced by advancing cold fronts and, more rarely, warm fronts.
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Sea-breeze Thunderstorms
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Local air-mass thunderstorms that occur because land and water store and release thermal energy differently.
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Downbursts
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A localized area of strong winds in a downdraft beneath a severe thunderstorm.
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Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale
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Scale used to rate a tornado's intensity.
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Supercell
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Extremely powerful, self-sustaining thunderstorm characterized by intense, rotating updrafts.
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Lightning
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A sudden spark, or energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud, between nearby clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
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