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It is believed cold outflow from either the parent thunderstorm or another storm nearby cuts off the supply of warm air that feeds the mesocyclone, which is the rotating updraft the drives the tornado.

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A thunderstorm is powered by an updraft or upward moving air current. In a typical thunderstorm, as rain starts to fall it cools the air and starts dragging air down with it. This causes the updraft to weaken and a downdraft starts to form. Eventually the downdraft completely overwhelms the updraft, cutting off the storm's source of power.

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Thunderstorms don't last long in a particular area because they are often moving a a decent speed. A typical thunderstorm is a few miles wide and moves at a few tens of miles per hour, and so will not be over any particular spot for more than a few minutes.

Additionally, the typical thunderstorm does not last for more than 30 minutes. Thunderstorms depend on a supply of warm, moist air as a source of energy. Most thunderstorms dissipate when they "choke" on air that has been cooled by rain.

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A thunderstorm will stop when you see light in the in the sky or till 30 mins to a hour

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  • thunderstorms stop because air moving downward through a thundercloud stop warm air from moving up into the cloud
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Thunderstorms stop when A. The clouds move apart or B. The warm cloud(s) cool down . And that's what i think. Bye! ; )

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The moisture in the clouds has been depleted by the proccess of rain. More water vapor must rise to form clouds before precipitation will begin again.

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The precipitation and cool air moving downward through a thunderstorm could stop more warm air from moving up into the cloud. But there are no man-made means of bringing this about.

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A thunderstorm stops after it moves out of an area. The activity in the air can cause thunderstorms to break up and dissipate.

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why does the rain stops immediatley after a thunder

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