Thunderstorms are responsible for the development and formation of many severe weather phenomena, which can be potentially hazardous. Damage that results from thunderstorms is …

Nov 26, 2025 · Thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds. …

How does a thunderstorm form? Three basic ingredients are required for a thunderstorm to form: moisture, rising unstable air (air that keeps rising when given a nudge), and a lifting …

With an updraft, downdraft, and rain, the cloud is now called a cumulonimbus cloud and the cycling of air up and down is called a thunderstorm cell. The moving air within the cloud builds …

Jul 31, 2025 · A thunderstorm is one of the most energetic weather phenomena we see here in the UK, with blasts of thunder and flashes of lightning.

This website is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a severe thunderstorm. If you know what to do before, during, and after severe weather you can increase your chances of survival.

Jun 16, 2025 · A thunderstorm is a localized weather phenomenon characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder, resulting from cumulonimbus clouds generated by strong, upward …

Descriptions of various types of severe thunderstorms, from the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory.

May 23, 2023 · The building block of all thunderstorms is the thunderstorm cell. The thunderstorm cell has a distinct life-cycle that lasts about 30 minutes. A cumulus cloud begins to grow …

Dec 19, 2025 · A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Friday morning for nine New Jersey counties facing up to 60 mph wind gusts from a nasty …