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lightning
A discharge of energy from a cumulonimbus cloud that causes the nearby air to heat up
Thunder
The sound made by lightning
Supercell
A storm system
Tornado
A swirling vortex of dust and rain
EF Scale
The scale by which earthquakes are measured.
tornado alley
The area in the U.S. at which tornadoes are most common.
dry line
An abrupt change in humidity at a certain point.
Typhoon
a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E.
cyclone
a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.
Hurricane
a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
Coriolis Effect
an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (theCoriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation.
Saffir-Simpson Scale
A scale used to measure hurricane power