Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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A Thunderstorm is the term used to describe a convective cloud with associated heavy precipitation, typically heavy rain, heavy snow, or hail, thunder, and lightning. Such a storm will be caused by either a single Cumulonimbus cloud (Cb) or a cluster, or line, of Cumulonimbus clouds.
See the main article Cumulonimbus (Cb) for more detailed information.
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