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  1. Thunderstorm - Wikipedia

    Thunderstorms are responsible for the development and formation of many severe weather phenomena, which can be potentially hazardous. Damage that results from thunderstorms is …

  2. Severe Weather 101: Thunderstorm Basics

    How does a thunderstorm form? Three basic ingredients are required for a thunderstorm to form: moisture, rising unstable air (air that keeps rising when given a nudge), and a lifting …

  3. Thunderstorm | Definition, Types, Structure, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 2, 2025 · Thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds. …

  4. Thunderstorms & Lightning - Ready.gov

    Jul 10, 2025 · Thunderstorms are common and can be dangerous. They can bring intense wind, flash flooding, hail and dangerous lightning. Know your area’s risk for thunderstorms. In most …

  5. How Thunderstorms Form - Center for Science Education

    With an updraft, downdraft, and rain, the cloud is now called a cumulonimbus cloud and the cycling of air up and down is called a thunderstorm cell. The moving air within the cloud builds …

  6. Severe Thunderstorm Safety - National Weather Service

    This website is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a severe thunderstorm. If you know what to do before, during, and after severe weather you can increase your chances of survival.

  7. What causes thunderstorms? How storms (and lightning) form.

    Aug 1, 2023 · Rapidly rising air causes thunderstorms. The cloud eventually rises upward to temperatures below freezing, creating ice particles. These ice particles may collide and …

  8. Thunderstorms: Everything You Need to Know - Earth Networks

    Thunderstorm: Also known as an electrical storm or lightning storm, a thunderstorm is characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth’s atmosphere, …

  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued north of Zion National Park

    2 days ago · The National Weather Service (NWS) in Salt Lake City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Kane County in southern Utah.

  10. Severe Weather 101: Thunderstorm Types

    Descriptions of various types of severe thunderstorms, from the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory.