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2. Precipitation shaft - Wikipedia

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   t. e. A precipitation shaft is a weather phenomenon, visible from the ground at large distances from the storm system, as a dark vertical shaft of heavy rain, hail, or snow, generally localized over a relatively small area. This is different from a virga, which is a shaft of precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground.

3. Precipitation types - Wikipedia

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   Heavy rain describes rainfall with a precipitation rate above 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in) per hour, and violent rain has a rate more than 50 millimetres (2.0 in) per hour. [11] Snowfall intensity is classified in terms of visibility instead. When the visibility is over 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), snow is determined to be light.

4. Cumulonimbus cloud - Wikipedia

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   Cumulonimbus (from Latin cumulus 'swell' and nimbus 'cloud') is a dense, towering, vertical cloud, [1] typically forming from water vapor condensing in the lower troposphere that builds upward carried by powerful buoyant air currents. Above the lower portions of the cumulonimbus the water vapor becomes ice crystals, such as snow and graupel ...

5. Cumulonimbus incus - Wikipedia

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   Very common rain, snow, snow pellets or hail, heavy at times. A cumulonimbus incus (from Latin incus 'anvil'), also called an anvil cloud, is a cumulonimbus cloud that has reached the level of stratospheric stability and has formed the characteristic flat, anvil -shaped top. [1] It signifies a thunderstorm in its mature stage, succeeding the ...

6. Daily chances for severe thunderstorms from the Plains to mid ...

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   Storms tracking out of the West and into the Plains, in tandem with cool air clashing with warm, moisture-rich air, will spark the risk of heavy rain, severe weather and even snow for some areas.

7. Severe weather - Wikipedia

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   Severe weatheris any dangerous meteorologicalphenomenon with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life. [1][2][3]These vary depending on the latitude, altitude, topography, and atmosphericconditions. High winds, hail, excessive precipitation, and wildfiresare forms and effects, as are thunderstorms ...

8. Cluster of thunderstorms speeding towards Kansas City with ...

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   Keep that rain gear handy as a cluster of thunderstorms is approaching the Kansas City area, bringing heavy rains, gusty winds and small hail, according to the National Weather Service.

9. Heavy rain, thunderstorm, tornado risk: What Beryl remnants ...

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   Rochester is similarly on the edge of the tornado risk map between the 2% and 5% bands; and on the edge of the 5% and 15% risk of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots (roughly 58 ...