A thunderstorm?
This sounds like a description of a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are characterized by tall cumulonimbus clouds, heavy rainfall, thunder, and lightning. They can produce strong winds, hail, and occasionally tornadoes.
This describes a thunderstorm, which is a type of localized storm characterized by tall clouds (cumulonimbus) that produce heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. Thunderstorms can also bring strong winds, hail, and occasionally tornadoes.
Cumulonimbus, which when tall usually form an anvil shape
Often you can feel the static building up or hear rock sizzling. RUN!Physical signs that lightning might strike here are opinions and answers from FAQ Farmers:As lightning results from discharge of a static electric charge, prior to a local discharge there is obviously a build up of static charge. I personally experienced the phenomenon of my hair standing on end while out surfing immediately prior to a lightning strike on an adjacent shoreline cliff top.You will also smell a slightly acrid ozone odor due to the ionized air that precedes a strike.You can monitor an AM radio frequency that is not in use. You will frequently hear lightning discharges as loud, fast cracks of static. However, if the static starts building up on your car, etc., you may hear the "zipper," where it sounds like something whining/zipping up. This is a common sound right before a lightning bolt strikes within a very close distance.
Never. Thunder and lightning always come together. But you'd never know it. You always see the lightning before you hear the thunder. That's because light travels super fast, at 186,000 miles (300,000km) a second! Sound is much slower, at only about 1/5 mile (0.3km) a second. So first you see lightning, then you hear the thunder. Thunder is a result of Lightning. When hot air hits cold air it creates friction and that friction creates lightning. There is more to it than that, this is the quick version. Since light is the fastest speed you will hear the sound of thunder much later because sound is slower than light. Popular thinking will tell you that the time between lightning and thunder is the distance you are from the action. 1 second = 1 mile.
A thunderstorm?
A thunderstorm?
A thunderstorm?
This sounds like a description of a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are characterized by tall cumulonimbus clouds, heavy rainfall, thunder, and lightning. They can produce strong winds, hail, and occasionally tornadoes.
This describes a thunderstorm, which is a type of localized storm characterized by tall clouds (cumulonimbus) that produce heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. Thunderstorms can also bring strong winds, hail, and occasionally tornadoes.
Cumulonimbus, which when tall usually form an anvil shape
A brief local storm characterized by thunder and lightning is often referred to as a thunderstorm. These storms typically form when warm, moist air rises rapidly, leading to the development of cumulonimbus clouds. Thunderstorms can produce heavy rain, strong winds, and occasionally hail, but they usually last for a short duration. The combination of lightning and thunder occurs due to the electrical discharge in the atmosphere as the storm develops.
Often you can feel the static building up or hear rock sizzling. RUN!Physical signs that lightning might strike here are opinions and answers from FAQ Farmers:As lightning results from discharge of a static electric charge, prior to a local discharge there is obviously a build up of static charge. I personally experienced the phenomenon of my hair standing on end while out surfing immediately prior to a lightning strike on an adjacent shoreline cliff top.You will also smell a slightly acrid ozone odor due to the ionized air that precedes a strike.You can monitor an AM radio frequency that is not in use. You will frequently hear lightning discharges as loud, fast cracks of static. However, if the static starts building up on your car, etc., you may hear the "zipper," where it sounds like something whining/zipping up. This is a common sound right before a lightning bolt strikes within a very close distance.
Never. Thunder and lightning always come together. But you'd never know it. You always see the lightning before you hear the thunder. That's because light travels super fast, at 186,000 miles (300,000km) a second! Sound is much slower, at only about 1/5 mile (0.3km) a second. So first you see lightning, then you hear the thunder. Thunder is a result of Lightning. When hot air hits cold air it creates friction and that friction creates lightning. There is more to it than that, this is the quick version. Since light is the fastest speed you will hear the sound of thunder much later because sound is slower than light. Popular thinking will tell you that the time between lightning and thunder is the distance you are from the action. 1 second = 1 mile.
Definitely! Worldwide, there are as many as 44 lightning strikes per second, every second of every day. Whether or not you have lightning in your area depends on your local weather. If there is warm, moist air moving into a cooler region, thunderstorms can form, and some can be severe. Lightning only comes from cumulonimbus clouds, which typically rise several thousand feet into the air, and can produce heavy rains, damaging winds, hail, and even tornadoes.
The most common type of storm worldwide is the thunderstorm. These storms occur when warm, moist air rises and cools, leading to the formation of cumulus clouds that develop into cumulonimbus clouds, producing precipitation, lightning, and thunder. Thunderstorms are prevalent because they can form in a variety of climates and are driven by local atmospheric conditions, making them a frequent weather phenomenon. Additionally, they can occur year-round, though they are most common in tropical and temperate regions during warmer months.
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