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5 - Storm
5 - Storm
STORM
Storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and
usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as
strong wind, tornados, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm),
heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice
storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), or wind transporting
some substance through the atmosphere as in a dust storm, blizzard,
sandstorm, etc
Types of Storms Some types of
storms are:
A blizzard is a severe winter storm that has heavy snow fall, heavy
winds and extremely low temperature. If these are combined it
causes a blizzard and even damage buildings or collapse roofs.
Hail Storms can cause heavy damage to buildings and cars. Hail is a
type of ice that comes in huge sizes.
A hurricane can be one of the most powerful storms, hurricanes can be
very destructive due to their high winds, heavy rainfall etc
Lightning can cause a lot of damage due to it starting wild fire,
damaging property. It usually starts when the clouds clash together.
Causes