THUNDERSTORM'S

Thunderstorms also known as Electric storms, Lightning storms, Thunder showers or simply a storm.

Thunderstorms are usually accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain, and somtimes snow, sleet, hail or no precipitation at all.

Thunderstorms may line up in a series or rainband, also known as a squall line. Strong or severe thunderstorms may rotate, known as supercells.

Most thunderstorms move with the mean wind flow through the layer of the troposphere that they occupy, vertical wind shear caused a deviation in their course at a right angle to the wind shear direction.

Thunderstorms result from the rapid upward movment of warm, moist air. They can occur inside warm, moist air masses and at fronts.

As the warm, moist air moves upward it cools, condenses, and forms cumulonimbus clouds that can reach height of 20km (12.45miles)

The rising air reaches its dew point, water dropplets and ice forms and begins falling the long distance through the clouds towards the earths suface.

As the water dropplets fall, they collide with other dropplets and become larger. Falling water dropplets create a downdraft of cold air and moisture that spreads oht at the earths surface. Causing the strong winds commonly associated with thunderstorms,and occasionally fog.

The worst thunderstorm ever recorded as of
January 2013 was,
On May 3, 1999
It took place in Moore, Oklahoma.
It was classifide as a F5 tornado.
Wind speeds reach 318 MPH

FOUR DIFFERENT STORMS ARE,

• Multicell Line
• Supercell
• Singlecell
• Multicell Cluster

Multicell Line

• Non severe
• Consists of a line of storms
• AKA Squall Lines
• Can produce small to moderate size hail
• Occasional flash floods and wear tornados

Supercell

• Severe
• Thunderstorms with rotating up draft
• These storms can produce strong downbusts
• Large hail, occasinal flash floods
• Weak to violent tornados

Singlecell

• Non severe
• Pulse storms can produce severe weather
• Elements such as downbursts, hail, so heavy rainfall
• Occational weak tornados
• Typically lasts 20-30 minutes

Multicell Cluster

• Non severe
• Group of cells moving as a single unit
• Each cell is in a different stage in the thunderstorm
• Can produce moderate size hail, flash floods and weak tornados

I hope you learned alittle about thunderstorms.
By Brandon Williams