PPT-Thunderstorms

By Dax Xiomara Logan Sara Lili How Thunderstorms Form To form a thunderstorm the clouds need moisture unstable air and lift to form a real thunderstorm People can not make thunderstorms. Summer thunderstorms are not a rarity and dont garner a lot of media attention or make worldwide headlines like the storm on Jul 8 th did This thunder storm made headlines because it broke the record for the amount of rainfall received in Toronto in Your Guide Thunderstorms can occur anywhere in Fiji and do so more frequently than any other major natural hazard. Their occurrence can also be at any time of the year, though the chance is low durin Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms through mid-evening.. Brief and generally light rain will accompany the showers and storms.. Gusty winds are possible…with peak gusts mostly under 35 mph.. Elevated thunderstorms forming above a stationary front. Near Omaha, NE, c. 1830 CDT, 25 June 1994, looking The examples of castellanus just presented are more or less traditional in the sense that By:Eyosias Lemma, Rahel Kahsai, Robel Seltene, Matthew Sam, Melanie Juarez. What is a thunderstorm, flood lightning and how does it form?. A thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning and typically includes heavy rainfall. A flood is when an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. Lightning is a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within . e thunderstorms? SevereThunderstorm All thunderstorms are dangerous.Every thunderstorm produces lightning, which kills more peopleeach year than tornadoes. Heavyrain from thunderstorms can lead to fl by: James T. Moore, Fred H. Glass, Charles E. Graves, Scott M. . Rochette. , and Marc J. Singer. AnneMarie. . Giannandrea. ESC 452 . Mesoscale. Meteorology. 4/22/10. Background. MCS rain accounts for 30-70% of the Central United States growing season rainfall. Unit 4 – Atmospheric Processes. Necessary Atmospheric Conditions. Water . vapour. must be available in the lower atmosphere to feed clouds and precipitation as the storm forms . A temperature gradient must exist so that rising air cools off rapidly with height. http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/severe-weather-maps. Thunderstorms. Thunderstorms: Some Key Facts. Produced by cumulonimbus clouds and are accompanied by lightning and thunder.. Occurs when the atmosphere becomes unstable—when a vertically displaced air parcel becomes buoyant and rises on its own.. What are thunderstorms???. A thunderstorm is a storm with lightning and thunder. Its produced by a cumulonimbus cloud, usually producing strong winds, heavy rain and sometimes hail.. WEATHER PHENOMENON. They have strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.. How to tell if a storm is far away:. If you hear the thunder at the same time as you see the lightning, the storm is right above you.. If you see the lightning and then hear the thunder, the storm is farther away from you.. S ummer thunderstorms are a normal part of summer weather. When the sky starts to darken and the thunder begins, do you have a child who gets scared? The weather can change very quickly in the s THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION (continued on next page) RO/CRCE The Purina Institute aims to help put nutrition at the forefront of pet health discussions by providing user-friendly, science-based information Cumulus Stage :. . The cumulus stage is marked by updrafts only. . These updrafts can reach values of up to 3,000 feet per minute and cause the cloud to build rapidly upwards, carrying super cooled water droplets well above the freezing level. .