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Life Cycle of a Thunderstorm

Life Cycle of a Thunderstorm. Stage 1:. Towering Cumulus Stage

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Life Cycle of a Thunderstorm

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  1. Life Cycle of a Thunderstorm

  2. Stage 1: Towering Cumulus Stage The first stage of a thunderstorm is the cumulus stage. In this stage lots of moisture is lifted upwards into the atmosphere. The cause for this lift is sometimes insolation heating the ground. The moisture rapidly cools turning into liquid droplets of water due to the cooler temperatures at high altitude which appears as a cumulus cloud.

  3. Stage 2: Mature stage In the mature stage of a thunderstorm the warm air continues to rise until it reaches air which is warmer, and the air can not rise any further. Often this the ‘cap’ is called the tropopause. The air instead is forced out giving the storm a anvil shape. The resulting cloud is called cumulonimbus incus. The water droplets turn into larger or heavier droplets then freeze into ice crystals. As these fall they melt into rain. If the updraft is strong enough, the droplets are held aloft long enough to be so large that they don’t melt completely and fall as hail.

  4. Stage 3:(third and finale) Dissipating stage In the dissipating stage the thunderstorm is dominated by the downdraft. If atmospheric do not support the super cellular conditions, this stage occurs rather quickly, approximately 20-30 minutes in to the thunderstorm. The downdraft will push down out of the thunderstorm and spread out when it hits the ground. This phenomenon is known as a downburst. The cool air carried to the ground by the downdraft cuts off the inflow of the thunderstorm, the updraft disappears and the thunderstorm will dissipate.

  5. Thanks for watching!!!!!! This was made By Callum and James Information from Wikipedia Special thanks to Microsoft Power Point.

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