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Does an intense thunderstorm has a relatively cold or warm cloud top?
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Are intense thunderstorm cloud tops cold?
Yes. Intense thunderstorms have high cloud tops, and they higher they go the colder they get.
Can thunderstorms form on cold days?
If a big thunderstorm forms on a snow day, then it would be a blizzard, not a storm because the water drops that the thunderstorm cloud drops will freeze into ice crystal shards and snowflakes, resulting in a snowstorm and/or sleet.
Why are thunderstorm downdrafts cold?
Thunderstorm downdrafts are cold because the air has been cooled by rain. The cooled air then sinks as it has become denser than the surrounding air.
Is non moving cold air and when moving warm air collides does it make a thunderstorm?
No. Usually, when warm air moves against a stationarymass of cold air, the warm air will gently move over the colder air and a light, long lasting rain shower will take place. If a moving mass of cold air violently shoves warmer air upward, then the rains are usually more intense.
What kind of air needs to rise in order to build a thunderstorm?
lightning shocking the ground, at first it is invisible, after it shocks the particles speed up and form a large cloud in the atmosphere the excited particles slow down and strike earth again as lightning and so the cycle continues
Are intense thunderstorm cloud tops cold?
Yes. Intense thunderstorms have high cloud tops, and they higher they go the colder they get.
What happens when a hot cloud and cold cloud meet?
Perhaps there is an equality met.
Can thunderstorms form on cold days?
If a big thunderstorm forms on a snow day, then it would be a blizzard, not a storm because the water drops that the thunderstorm cloud drops will freeze into ice crystal shards and snowflakes, resulting in a snowstorm and/or sleet.
When can a Thunderhead be seen?
A Thunderhead is a type of cloud. A Thunderhead may be seen during a thunderstorm and the best chance to see them would be along cold front squall lines.
What is a Small intense weather system that produces strong winds?
A thunderstorm, most likely a severe thunderstorm.
Why is a cold front thunderstorm usually more severe than a warm front thunderstorm?
A cold front is more severe because it is steeper.
What causes thunderstorming?
A thunderstorm is a cloud formation where large amounts of water undergoes a cycle of condensation, freezing then revaporizating as the currents of vapor within the cloud rises and falls. This produces static electricity which discharges as lightning. Thunderstorms are caused by a collision of warm air and cold air.
Why are thunderstorm downdrafts cold?
Thunderstorm downdrafts are cold because the air has been cooled by rain. The cooled air then sinks as it has become denser than the surrounding air.
which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form?
A cold front advancing
What is the temperature for a thunderstorm?
Prior to a Thunderstorm, the temperature can range anywhere from 60 to 90 degrees F but the humidity and dewpoint will be very high. As the Thunderstorm releases rain, the temperature will decrease. It brings cold air down from the top of the Thunderstorm.
Why is a cold front thunderstorm is usually more severe than a warm front thunderstorm?
The warm air mass is generally warmest, and thus most unstable, just ahead of the cold front.
Why are clouds cold?
Clouds are not warm because after being high in the air the heat fades away and cools off. At first the cloud is hot because heat causes clouds since heat on water causes evaporation.
