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What is Lightning?

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...