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Severe Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is severe weather? | Weather that can cause property damage and even death. |
| What are some examples of severe weather? | thunderstorms, tornados and hurricanes. |
| What are thunderstorms? | small intense weather systems that produce strong winds, heavy rain, lightning and thunder. |
| When do thunderstorms occur and why? | when warm moist air rises rapidly in an unstable atmosphere. |
| What does it mean when I say the atmosphere is unstable? | when the surrounding air is colder than the rising air mass. |
| What is a storm surge? | a wall of water that builds up over the ocean due to heavy winds and low atmospheric pressure. |