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A storm that pummeled dozens of Midwest states with snow during the weekend also brought another weather phenomena, at least to Missouri: Thunder and lightning. The phenomenon, known as ...
Straight-line winds; Derecho; Tornado (also colloquially referred to as a "whirlwind" or "twister") Landspout; Gustnado, a "gust front tornado" Waterspout; Winter storms; Wind gust; Windstorm; Gust front
A squall line is an elongated line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front. [35] [36] The squall line typically contains heavy precipitation, hail, frequent lightning, strong straight line winds, and possibly tornadoes or waterspouts. [37]
These are often found in the visual vault area near the mesocyclone of rotating thunderstorms and coincides with intensification of thunderstorm updrafts. A similar cloud-to-cloud strike consisting of a brief flash over a small area, appearing like a blip, also occurs in a similar area of rotating updrafts. [18]
In late June 2021, a heat dome parked over the West Coast states led to record-shattering temperatures.Seattle hit the 100-degree mark on three consecutive days, peaking at 108 on June 28.
The fire grew to 1.3 square mile (3.4 square kilometers) within a few hours but was 5% contained just before 8 p.m., Cal Fire said on the social media platform X.
The culmination of non-thunderstorm, thunderstorm, and tornadic winds caused widespread damage to structures, trees, power lines, and vehicles across the Plains and Midwest. At least 600,000 people lost power on December 15, and temperatures dropped significantly across the affected region following the event, causing accumulating snow, which ...
A weather radar image of a mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) over Pennsylvania with a leading squall line. A squall line, or quasi-linear convective system (QLCS), is a line of thunderstorms, often forming along or ahead of a cold front. In the early 20th century, the term was used as a synonym for cold front (which often are accompanied by ...