Most thunderstorms form in three stages: the developing stage, when storm clouds form; the mature stage, when the storm is fully formed; and the dissipating stage, when the storm weakens and …

May 23, 2023 · The storm no longer has a supply of warm moist air to maintain itself and, therefore, dissipates. Light rain and weak outflow winds may remain for a while during this stage before leaving …

The difference between a thunderstorm and a severe thunderstorm is the wind field. For a severe thunderstorm, the ingredients that must be present are moisture, instability, lift and strong speed and …

Another diagram showing the typical cycle of a thunderstorm (CC BY-SA 4.0). The trigger for a thunderstorm can be a warm humid air mass heated from the bottom by daytime solar heating or …

Nov 26, 2025 · Thunderstorm, a violent short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds. Learn more about …

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This page covers thunderstorms, outlining their structure and connection to mid-latitude cyclones. It details updrafts, downdrafts, various types of thunderstorms, and conditions for their formation. …

Dec 10, 2013 · Every thunderstorm cloud has several features, shown in the diagrams below. Core: the part of the cloud where sustained strong updraughts of relatively warm and moist air condense to …

Diagram from NOAA National Weather Service training materials showing the formation and dissipation of a thunderstorm. This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its …

Within a severe storm, moisture is transported from the lower troposphere to deep into the upper troposphere. Not all moisture that is ingested into a storm is precipitated out of the storm.