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air mass
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a body of air covering a relatively wide area, exhibiting approximately uniform properties through any horizontal section.
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front
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an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses.
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tornado
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rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud.
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hurricane
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a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 mph
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blizzard
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a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold.
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