The Pros And Cons Of A Common Storm

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All storms are different from each other and amazing in their own ways. Any storm can destroy a lot of stuff, but it can do so in many peculiar ways. Even though there are many different storms and they are all formed in various ways, different storms can have the same effects, while other storms have diverse outcomes. Some storms that we see often we consider common storms. Although we consider them common, they are still very interesting with assorted parts to the storm. Thunderstorms can be seen as being common because there are an estimated sixteen million thunderstorms in a year and at any given time there might be two thousand thunderstorms occurring. Lightning, thunder, rain, and wind all are parts of a thunderstorms. Hail storms are considered a common storm too. From hail storms come hail and wind. The last storm that can be called a common storm is a snow storm. During a snow storm, there are racing winds, extremely low temperatures, and tons of snow. While those storms are seen as being common storms, other storms are uncommon and usually evolve from a common storm. Tornadoes and hurricanes are uncommon storms that start from thunderstorms. …show more content…
They both develop from a thunderstorm. In both cases, rapidly rising air causes rain and hail to form, which falls to the earth. In addition, tornadoes need changing wind speeds and direction with height, and that will cause rising air to spin, which forms a funnel. With the right amount of rising air, altering wind speeds, and different wind directions will form a tornado. Along with warm ocean water to give it moisture, hurricanes also need weak upper level winds so that the hurricane will not break apart. It also needs low pressure so that it can grow. This gigantic storm gets influenced by the earth’s rotation so that it starts to spin. The hurricane will continue to grow if the ocean stays warm and if there are still weak upper level

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