SEVERE WEATHER NOTES:
must have moisture to start forming
some mechanism must lift warm moist air quickly
portion of the atmosphere through which clouds grow must be unstable
meets layer of stable air that cannot overcome
rate of condensation diminishes height
frontal thunderstorms
cumulus stage,mature stage, dissipation stage,
supercell
lightning electrical charge
tornado violent whirling column of air before it touches ground its a funnel cloud
F scale fujita tornado intensity scale
classifies tornados according to path and destruction
f0-f5
saffir simpson ranges 1 hurricanes to category 5 excess winds of 155mph
must have moisture to start forming
some mechanism must lift warm moist air quickly
portion of the atmosphere through which clouds grow must be unstable
meets layer of stable air that cannot overcome
rate of condensation diminishes height
frontal thunderstorms
cumulus stage,mature stage, dissipation stage,
supercell
lightning electrical charge
tornado violent whirling column of air before it touches ground its a funnel cloud
F scale fujita tornado intensity scale
classifies tornados according to path and destruction
f0-f5
saffir simpson ranges 1 hurricanes to category 5 excess winds of 155mph