https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx en-us 2019-05-20 15:39:27 UTC 2025-08-08 01:41:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F26c8.png na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361788703 Some factors that contribute to thunderstorm formation are the magnitude of the cold front that interferes with a warm front. Also, the amount of moisture in the air that would form the clouds. ]]> 2019-05-20 15:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361788703 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361789879 During this stage, cumulus clouds develop where air ascends as an updraft. The lower pressure in higher altitudes causes the water vapor in the air to condense and turn into clouds. These cumulus clouds build upward and laterally. The clouds have flat bases and towering tops, much like a cauliflower. No precipitation occurs during this stage, but it is always the beginning of thunderstorm]]> 2019-05-20 15:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361789879 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361792841 Heavy water leaves the cloud, allowing cold air to enter. This condenses the water vapor even more and pushes it downward, known as a downdraft. This causes rain to fall. Thunder and lightning start to occur, as well as heavy rain.]]> 2019-05-20 15:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361792841 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361794250 This stage starts to begin once the downdraft overwhelms the updraft. No warm air is able to rise, so cloud droplets can no longer form. This process ends with an open sky with little clouds.]]> 2019-05-20 15:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361794250 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361795240 The higher a thunderstorm builds into the atmosphere, the more likely it is to produce severe weather because the higher the clouds are, the colder the air is to condense the water vapor. This water vapor pulls the air down and allows more cold air to enter and condense more water vapor. This is called a downdraft and the higher the cloud, the more of a downdraft happens, which pushes more water down.]]> 2019-05-20 15:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361795240 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361828849 Steady rain gives time for the water to drain out of the floodplain, making flood less likely. A thunderstorm comes with heavy rain in a quick succession, which can fill the floodplain before it is able to drain.]]> 2019-05-20 17:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361828849 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361830277 Lightning is a pathway between a difference of charges. The lightning we see is the positive charge of the sky heading towards the an negative charge on the ground. Light travels faster than sound so we see lightning before we hear the thunder boom that comes from lightning moving fast and pushing the air out of the way.]]> 2019-05-20 17:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361830277 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361884397 Lightning hits the ground about 100 times every second. About 240,000 people are hit by lightning every year]]> 2019-05-20 19:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361884397 na20096 https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361884734 343 m/s(one mach). When counting, five seconds is equivalent to about 1 mile when determining the distance compared to the lightning strike.]]> 2019-05-20 19:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/o30pd9bpcdyx/wish/361884734