Thunderstorms By Calin Manning How do they form
Thunderstorms By: Calin Manning
How do they form? The action of warm air rising and cold air sinking plays a key role in the formation of a severe thunderstorm. Two most important ingredients for thunderstorm formation are instability (unstable air) and moisture.
When they occur? Usually they occur in late spring. Especially in May and August throughout the U. S. A.
Damage or Destruction it causes? Thunderstorms can damage personal and business property…
How it causes Destruction? Thunderstorms cause Hail, Rain, Sleet, and Lightning… Thunderstorms can also spin Tornados…
Safety Cautions? Do’s Seek Shelter equipment Stay off the Phone Don'ts Don’t go near electrical Don’t take a bath or shower Stay away from windows Hazards- They can produce winds, hail, and lightning. In addition, they can cause flash flooding in rivers and streams, and dry gulches.
Cool Facts There are three different types of thunderstorms: Orographic- thunderstorms are caused by air that is forced up by a mountain or hillside. Air mass- thunderstorms are the result of localized convection in an unstable air mass. Frontal- thunderstorms occur along the boundaries of weather fronts.
How lightning occurs? ? ? Lightning occurs when the negative charges (electrons) in the bottom of the cloud are attracted to the positive charges (protons) in the ground.
Websites. . . Http: //www. ed. ucar. edu/kids/dangerwx/tstorm 4. htm www. ehow. com
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