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

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Mature Stage Ordinary Air Mass Thunderstorm

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Developing Air Mass Thunderstorm (11 km)

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Dissipating Air Mass Thunderstorm

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Multicell storm

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Severe ThunderstormsSlanting updraft and downdraft

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Multicell storms

Downbursts microbursts and macrobursts

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Dust clouds from microbursts

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Wind shear

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Pre frontalSquall line

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Pre frontalSquall line

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Squall Line with trailing stratiform top

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Non-rotating thunderstorm can result in straightline windsOr Derechos

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Supper cell Thunderstorms

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Supper cell Thunderstorm

Severe long lasting storm with a violent rotating updraft.

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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)

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Mesoscale convective complex

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