Air mass Thunderstorm - A thunderstorm not associated with a front.
Air mass thunderstorm - a garden variety storm which causes little if any damage. It occurs a considerable distance from any front.
Air pollutant - anthropogenic or otherwise unusual substance in the air. Usually harmful.
Air Mass Thunderstorm Generally, a thunderstorm not associated with a front or other type of synoptic-scale forcing mechanism.
Several air mass thunderstorms will form, or a line of towering cumulus clouds with showers. At the beach, there are blue skies and a light breeze. This often occurs along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Flordia's east coast.
Frontal Thunderstorms: Thunderstorms which occur with fronts and are more severe than air mass thunderstorms.
FROPA: Contraction in a weather observation for "Frontal Passage". Frost: Formed when the temperature is below freezing by sublimation.
Air mass thunderstorms typically are associated with warm, humid air in the summer months; they develop during the afternoon in response to insolation, and dissipate rather quickly after sunset.
Cumulus stage The initial stage in the development of an air mass thunderstorm in which rising, warm, humid air develops into a cumulus cloud.
Cyclogenesis The development or strengthening of middle latitude (extratropical) cyclones.
A transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.
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Air mass thunderstorms or a line of towering cumulus clouds with showers can form along the front. At the beach, there are blue skies and a light breeze. This often occurs along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida's east coast.
of strong updraft occurs, during and immediately after which the storm produces a short episode of severe weather. These storms generally are not tornado producers, but often produce large hail and/or damaging winds. See air mass thunderstorm, ...
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