ESS5
Prof.
Jin-Yi Yu
Thunderstorms
q A thunderstorm is a storm containing
lighting and thunder, and
sometime produces gust winds with heavy
precipitation and hail.
qThe storm may be a
single cumulonimbus cloud, or several thunderstorm
may form into a cluster.
qTwo types of
thunderstorm: (1) air mass thunderstorm
(self-extinguishing) and (2) sever thunderstorm
(self-propagating).