What is Hail?

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.