What are the effects of a thunderstorm?
Severe Weather

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Produces lightning, strong winds, hail, and possible tornadoes.
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What is thunder?
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The sound produced when lightning moves through the air, causing the air to expand rapidly and vibrate.
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What are tornadoes?
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A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud beneath a large storm system.
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What type of pressure systems do thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes form at?
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Low pressure systems.
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What is a supercell?
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A type of thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a rotating updraft.
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What is a funnel cloud?
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A rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm but does not touch the ground.
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What is a hurricane?
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A large, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined circulation pattern, typically forming over warm ocean waters.
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