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What is Anvil Cloud?

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric stability level of the atmosphere. It forms in the upper parts of thunderstorms.

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A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...