When a lightning bolt travels from the cloud to the ground it actually opens up a little hole in the air, called a channel. Once then light is gone the air collapses back in and creates a sound wave that we hear as thunder. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound.
A thunderstorm followed by a period of heavy rain and strong winds may be followed by a possible hailstorm or tornado depending on the severity of the weather conditions.
No. A thunderstorm is a weather event.
Thunderstorms are weather events.
Storms of all kinds are generally associated with low pressure.
low pressure
A thunderstorm followed by a period of heavy rain and strong winds may be followed by a possible hailstorm or tornado depending on the severity of the weather conditions.
severe thunderstorm warning or significant weather alert
No. A thunderstorm is a weather event.
A tornado/thunderstorm watch means that weather conditions are good for tornado/thunderstorm. A tornado/thunderstorm warning, however, means that conditions are extreme and a thunderstorm or tornado is likely. Conditions for either storm are very good at this stage.
Thunderstorms are weather events.
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No. A thunderstorm is a weather event.
It is a thunderstorm.
The opposite of a thunderstorm would be calm weather, such as clear skies and no precipitation.
Dry, sunny, clear, or fair weather. Those words mean thunderstorm.
The weather that precedes a tornado, including heavy rain and hail generally occurs in the front part of a supercell thunderstorm, with the tornado closer to the back.
Storms of all kinds are generally associated with low pressure.