Thunderstorm

How high into the sky can thunderstorms develop – what are the highest even measured thunderstorms? The strongest updrafts reach the tropopause and produce overshooting tops. The highest storms in …

A back-sheared anvil is the expression for a cumulonimbus anvil that spreads against (upwind) into relatively strong winds (jet stream) aloft. Anvil vs. wind As the anvil forms, it is …

In this section, we will take a general look at thunderstorms. What is a typical thunderstorm? What is a typical thunderstorm? We will examine its basic components and how they …