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Why are thunderstorms often assocciated with the arrival of a moving cold front?
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∙ 12y ago
The warm air mass carries warm moist air. The cold front brings cold, dense air. Because this cold air is denser, as it ploughs through the warm moist air it forces it upwards. This warm moist air being pushed up at speed is what causes cumulonimbus clouds to form along the cold front, and hence thunderstorms.
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What are the long lines of thunderstorms in front of a moving cold front?
__*Squall Lines .
What kind of front is fast moving that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies?
Cold fronts.
What front is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies?
I am asking the same Question so I don't know
What is the term for the long lines of thunderstorms that may form in the warm air ahead of a moving cold front?
I think it is called a - Squall Line - a solid or nearly solid line or band of active thunderstorms.
What type of front is most likely to produce thunderstorms and tornadoes?
Cold fronts are most likely to produce thunderstorms and tornadoes.
What type of weather front brings thunderstorms?
Generally cold fronts bring thunderstorms.
Is thunderstorms caused by cold front and high pressure?
No Thunderstorms often form along cold fronts, but are generally associated with low pressure. However, a cold front is not necessary for thunderstorms to form.
What are thunderstorms and what conditions are needed for one to form?
Thunderstorms form when a cold front hits a warm front, and the resulting effect creates thunderstorms (Big, dark clouds that produce thunder, lightning, rain, hail, and tornados O.o)
Can thunderstorms form along a cold front?
yes
What front are thunderstorms most likely to form in?
cumulonimbus
A warm front is chased by a fast-moving cold front the result maybe A. tornado B. hurricane C. thunderstorm d.sunny day?
Cold fronts typically bring stormy weather, so thunderstorms are the most likely result.
What front may produce thunderstorms and sometimes tornadoes and cooler temperatures?
A front that produces cooler temperatures is called a cold front. In the spring and summer such fronts often produce thunderstorms, which in turn will occasionally produce tornadoes.
