4 Geography · 4.1.5 Weather systems and world climates

4.1.5.6 Thunderstorms and tornadoes

Thunderstorms and tornadoes are severe local storms: short-lived and small, but violent; thunderstorms grow from intense convection into cumulonimbus clouds, and the most severe of them can spawn tornadoes.

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  • Advanced level
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  • Full course

Key terms

  • thunderstorm
  • cumulonimbus
  • updraft
  • downdraft
  • lightning
  • thunder
  • hailstorm
  • dust storm
  • squall
  • tornado
  • water spout
  • Tornado Alley
  • Enhanced Fujita scale
  • supercell
  • mesocyclone
  • cloudburst
  • nor'westers
  • kalbaisakhi
  • mango showers
  • andhi

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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