Mature Stage Ordinary Air Mass Thunderstorm.

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Mature Stage Ordinary Air Mass Thunderstorm

Developing Air Mass Thunderstorm (11 km)

Dissipating Air Mass Thunderstorm

Multicell storm

Severe Thunderstorms Slanting updraft and downdraft

Multicell storms Downbursts microbursts and macrobursts

Dust clouds from microbursts

Wind shear

Pre frontal Squall line

Pre frontal Squall line

Squall Line with trailing stratiform top

Non-rotating thunderstorm can result in straightline winds Or Derechos

Supper cell Thunderstorms

Supper cell Thunderstorm Severe long lasting storm with a violent rotating updraft.

Flash Floods Slow moving or Stalled thunder Storm, especially in canyon areas 135 deaths in 1976 flood 12 inches of rain in 4 hours (normal ~16 inches /year)

Mesoscale convective complex