Thunderstorms and Lightning

Yes, extremely violent tornadoes can occur within severe thunderstorm watches. Severe thunderstorm watches indicate conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which can produce tornadoes with little warning. It is important to stay informed and be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions during such watches.

No, thunder actually happens simultaneously with lightning. The sound of thunder is created by the rapid expansion and contraction of the air surrounding a lightning bolt. The time it takes for you to hear thunder after seeing lightning depends on how far away the lightning strike is. Every 5 seconds between seeing a lightning flash and hearing the thunder equals approximately 1 mile of distance.

The area that receives the most lightning strikes is Central Africa. This falls in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres since it is right on the equator.

There does not appear to be such an incident based on a look at available data. Such a situation is unlikely to arise, since the Storm Prediction Center is in charge of issuing both severe weather outlooks and tornado watches. If it saw fit to issue a PDS tornado watch, it would likely issue a moderate or high risk outlook as well.

This means that there is a chance of tornadoes occurring in a few isolated areas. It suggests that tornadoes may form sporadically and not affect a wide area. Residents in the affected areas should stay alert and be prepared to take necessary safety precautions.

No, not one that is full of fuel. Rockets weigh tens or hundreds of tons, and it is much more likely that it could blow one over. Even then, they are typically connected quite strongly to a gantry until just before launch.

Tornadoes may lift trucks and train cars briefly, but that is because of their lower average density and large surface areas. Heavier vehicles such as locomotives, bulldozers and steamrollers are seldom if ever lifted airborne.

Yes. The storm prediction center has specifically mentioned the threat of tornadoes and anticipates that the threat will increase as the front shifts. Given the large area placed under a moderate risk (though this may be due to the hail threat), there is likely some potential for strong tornadoes. More information will become available when the first Day 1 outlook for April 3 is issued at around midnight central time.

In most cases it is the result of rain collin air in the higher reaches of a thunderstorm through evaporation. This cooled air descends and hits the ground, and spreads out, creating wind gusts. Particularly strong events of this type are called downbursts.

The key factors in the formation of thunderstorms are moisture in the atmosphere, instability to promote vertical motion, and a lifting mechanism such as a cold front or warm air rising. These conditions create the necessary environment for the development of thunderstorm clouds and subsequent thunder and lightning.

It is important to stay inside during a thunderstorm to avoid the risk of being struck by lightning, which can be life-threatening. Also, being indoors protects you from strong winds, heavy rain, and flying debris that can cause injury.

Hydroelectric power plants, solar panels, and wind turbines are all sources of electricity production. They harness renewable energy sources such as water, sunlight, and wind to generate electricity.

Hailstones form inside thunderstorm clouds when supercooled water droplets freeze onto ice nuclei. As the hailstones grow, they eventually become too heavy for the updrafts in the storm to support, causing them to fall to the ground.

Physical traits can become more common in a population due to natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow. Traits that provide an advantage for survival and reproduction in a particular environment are more likely to be passed down to future generations, increasing their frequency. Additionally, random genetic drift and the movement of individuals between populations can also influence the prevalence of certain traits.

Yes. There are a number of ways thunderstorms can kill. Lightning can kill people either directly through electrocution or indirectly by starting fires. The heavy rain from a thunderstorm can produce flash flooding, which is one of the most common causes of weather-related death. Severe thunderstorms can produce dangerous strong winds that can topple trees and knock over some weak or unanchored structures, potentially crushing people. Thunderstorms are also the cause of the most violent form of weather: tornadoes.

If the weather department has predicted that a thunderstorm is likely to occur then you should carry an umbrella. Thunderstorms often occur alongside of rainstorms, and it is better to be safe than sorry.

air becomes good conductor during lightning and thunderstorm as usually it is a bad conductor because when there is lightning the lightning bolt travel through air,an electron flow takes place. this electron flow through the air leaves behinfd it a little hollow channel in the air it produces charge and air gets charged with this and becomes good conductor during lightning and thundestorm.

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Thunder in winter can indicate the presence of a thunderstorm, which is a rare occurrence during the winter months. It may be caused by a clash of warm and cold air masses, leading to instability in the atmosphere. Winter thunderstorms can bring heavy snow or freezing rain, depending on the temperature.

1. About 90% of an iceberg is below the surface of the water.
2. Icebergs can come in various shapes and sizes, from small pieces to massive formations.
3. The bluish color of some icebergs is due to compressed ice that absorbs all colors in the spectrum except blue.

On average, lightning strikes the Earth about 100 times per second, which amounts to around 6,000 times per minute. This frequency can vary depending on factors such as the weather conditions and geographical location.

On average, there are about 44 flashes of lightning per second and 2,400 times per minute on Earth. This equates to approximately 1.4 billion lightning strikes worldwide every year.

You don't see thunder. You hear thunder. You hear thunder after seeing the lightning because light travels faster than sound. The further the storm away is, the bigger the time between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder.

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The CORRECT answer would be NO. Thunderstorm is A Huge Cloud, that doesn't always have lightning. You see, thunderstorms have Postivies, and negatives. Find them out, and you will understand.

well first off all of the above are natarul disasters on some level, but they don't always occur at the same time at the same place. They sometimes canbe found in the same area and time because what is needed to form a tornado well a supercell(let me dumb it down a large storm that makes tornadoes often),and a supercell is a thunderstorm cloud. a supercell often causes rain which may attribute to actual flooding in the area. that's how they're the same, but the difference is simple the magnitude of the actual storm and the form. flooding isn't always caused by rain it can also be caused by snow in mountains, valleys, ect. which can lead to a overflow of rivers streams or just into land. thunderstorms have a variety of risks and differences themselves such as, lightning which can kill a person on contact. thunderstorms can also cause flooding along with snow or other things im not going to cover. a tornado is a spinning supercell which is caused by differrent pressures caussing high speeds in winds in a concentrated area(unlike a hurricane). it may have the power to destroy homes. thank you and i hope that answered your question.

According to the National Safety Council, in the United States in 2004, 46 people were killed by lightning. The chance of dying from a lightning strike in a lifetime is 1 in 81,949. See this link: http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm The mortality rate has been reported to be anything from between 32 percent to only 3 percent, meaning that the injury rate is between 3 to 30 times the amount of persons killed. It seems no one knows for sure. There are many unreported minor injuries from lightning that go without medical treatment. See "Lightning Injury Facts" http://www.uic.edu/labs/lightninginjury/ltnfacts.htm And "The Human Effects of Lightning Strikes and Recommendations for Storm Chasers" http://www.harkphoto.com/light.html

The fastest wind speed recorded in a tornado was 302 mph in the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. However, wind measurements in tornadoes are rare and it is likely that other tornadoes had faster winds but did not have them measured.

The fastest speed a tornado is known to have traveled is 73 mph. That was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado also holds the record for duration (3 hours, 29 minutes), path length (219 miles), and U.S. death toll (695).