Mature Stage Ordinary Air Mass Thunderstorm Developing Air Mass Thunderstorm (11 km)

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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

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