The Electric Factory Above Our Heads Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near ...

How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus thunderstorms? On their surface, clouds appear to be an odd contradiction of nature — light enough to float on ...

Even with advances in technology, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where and when some of the most severe weather will occur until just before it happens. Precipitation intensity Source: National ...

Pilots require a more in-depth understanding of "deep, moist convection" (thunderstorms) than basic FAA knowledge, particularly focusing on critical vertical atmospheric motion, which is difficult to ...

Severe storms — thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, hail at least one inch in diameter, or damaging winds (58 mph or higher) — are destructive and deadly. They cause an average of 200 deaths ...