| A | B |
|---|
| EYE | CALM CENTER OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT DEVELOPS WHEN THE WINDS AROUND ITS CENTER REACH AT LEAST 120km/h. |
| EYE WALL | BAND WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS A HURRICANE ARE USAUALLY CONCENTRATED SURROUNDING THE EYE. |
| TORNADO | VIOLENT, WHIRLING COLUMN OF AIR IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THAT FORMS WHEN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED SUDDENLY CHANGE WITH A SUPER CELL, AND CAN BE EXTREMELY DAMAGING. |
| DOWNBURSTS | VIOLENT DOWNDRAFTS THAT ARE CONCENTRSTED IN A LOCAL AREA. |
| SUPER CELLS | EXTREMELY POWERFUL SELF-SUSTAING THUNDERSTORM CHARACTERIZED BY INTENSE , ROTATING UPDRAFTS. |
| RETURN STROKE | A BRANCH CHANNEL OF POSITIVELY CHARGED IONS THAT RUSHES UPWARD FROM THE AGROUND TO MEET THE STEPPED LEADER. |
| STEPPED LEADER | THE CHANNEL OF PARTIALLY CHARGES AIR; THE BREAK DOWN IN CHARGE BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGETIVE REGIONS.S IN |
| FRONTAL THUNDERSTORMS | type of thunderstorm usually produced by an advaticing cold front, which can result in a line of thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers lond or, move rarely, an advancing warm front, which can result in a relatively mild thunderstorms. |
