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Weather Patterns General Part 2

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Cumulonimbus CloudLarge vertical cloud that produces severe weather
ThunderstormCommon among fronts where air is rising rapidly and forms in cumulonimbus clouds
LightningA sudden spark that jumps between clouds
TornadoSevere weather that forms a 100 ft to 1/4 mile path that is caused by warm air along a cold front pushed rapidly upward
HurricaneA large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over tropical oceans
Eye of the HurricaneAn area of calm at the center of the storm caused by warm, moist air rising in the center
Storm SurgeDomes of water, usually 50-60 miles wide, that sweep across the coast near the point were the eye makes landfall
IsobarA line of equal pressure on a weather map
IsothermA line of equal temperature on a weather map
WatchPrecaution to get ready for a possible storm or severe weather
WarningA storm or severe weather is occurring and you should be in a shelter


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