What is Mesocyclone?
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with a funnel cloud or tornado cloud beneath it and detectable on Doppler radar.
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The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
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The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.