how the thunderstorm made?
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Thunderstorms arise when layers of warm, moist air rise in a large, swift updraft to cooler regions of the atmosphere. There the moisture contained in the updraft condenses to form towering cumulonimbus clouds and, eventually, precipitation.
Explanation:
Thunderstorms arise when layers of warm, moist air rise in a large, swift updraft to cooler regions of the atmosphere. There the moisture contained in the updraft condenses to form towering cumulonimbus clouds and, eventually, precipitation.
Along the Gulf Coast and across the southeastern and western states, most thunderstorms occur during the afternoon. Thunderstorms frequently occur in the late afternoon and at night in the Plains states.
Thunder is caused by lightning. When a lightning bolt travels from the cloud to the ground it actually opens up a little hole in the air, called a channel. Once then light is gone the air collapses back in and creates a sound wave that we hear as thunder.
Updrafts continue to fuel the storm with warm, moist air. But, once a storm runs out of updrafts, it starts to weaken. As a storm begins to slow down, the rain and wind become less intense. And by the end, all that's left is a blue sky and an anvil-shaped cloud top.
The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30 minutes. Thunderstorms happen in every state and every thunderstorm has lightning. Thunderstorms may occur singly, in clusters, or in lines. Some of the most severe occur when a single thunderstorm affects one location for an extended time.