Post on 26-Mar-2015
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Mature Stage Ordinary Air Mass Thunderstorm
Developing Air Mass Thunderstorm (11 km)
Dissipating Air Mass Thunderstorm
Multicell storm
Severe ThunderstormsSlanting updraft and downdraft
Multicell storms
Downbursts microbursts and macrobursts
Dust clouds from microbursts
Wind shear
Pre frontalSquall line
Pre frontalSquall line
Squall Line with trailing stratiform top
Non-rotating thunderstorm can result in straightline windsOr Derechos
Supper cell Thunderstorms
Supper cell Thunderstorm
Severe long lasting storm with a violent rotating updraft.
Flash FloodsSlow moving or Stalled thunder Storm, especially in canyon areas
135 deaths in 1976 flood12 inches of rain in 4 hours(normal ~16 inches /year)
Mesoscale convective complex