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Organized thunderstorms and thunderstorm clusters/lines can have longer life cycles as they form in environments of significant vertical wind shear, normally greater than 25 knots (13 m/s) in the lowest 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of the troposphere, [21] which aids the development of stronger updrafts as well as various forms of severe weather.
When causing thunderstorms, these clouds may be called thunderheads. Cumulonimbus can form alone, in clusters, or along squall lines. These clouds are capable of producing lightning and other dangerous severe weather, such as tornadoes, hazardous winds, and large hailstones.
The resultant outward-moving pulse is a shock wave, [11] similar in principle to the shock wave formed by an explosion, or at the front of a supersonic aircraft. Near the source, the sound pressure level of thunder is usually 165 to 180 dB , but can exceed 200 dB in some cases.
Lightning is a natural phenomenon formed by electrostatic discharges through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions, either both in the atmosphere or one in the atmosphere and one on the ground, temporarily neutralizing these in a near-instantaneous release of an average of between 200 megajoules and 7 gigajoules of energy, depending on the type.
Generally, thunderstorms require three conditions to form: moisture, an unstable airmass, and a lifting force (heat). All thunderstorms, regardless of type, go through three stages: the developing stage, the mature stage, and the dissipation stage. [11] [better source needed] The average thunderstorm has a 24 km (15 mi) diameter. Depending on ...
The summer season is in full effect across the United States, and millions of people have already felt the effects of a heat dome, a phenomenon that acts like nature's oven. A heat dome is a ...
Generally, thunderstorms require three conditions to form: moisture, an unstable air mass, and a lifting force (heat). All thunderstorms, regardless of type, go through three stages: a 'developing stage', a 'mature stage', and a 'dissipating stage'. [6] The average thunderstorm has a 24 km (15 mi) diameter. [7]
Sporadic showers and thunderstorms will occur along and ahead of a strong cool front, which will abruptly end the summerlike warmth that has been in place for many days over the North Central states.