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List of severe weather phenomena

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Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that are hazardous to human life and property.

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Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.

  • Cyclone (generic)
  • Arctic cyclone
  • Fog
  • Heat wave
  • Cold wave
  • Severe thunderstorm (hailstorm, downburst: microburst/macroburst)
  • Supercell
  • Derecho
  • Squall line
  • Tornado (also colloquially referred to as a "whirlwind" or "twister")
  • Waterspout
  • Tropical cyclone (also called a hurricane, typhoon, or "cyclone")
  • Windstorm (gradient pressure induced)
  • European windstorms
  • Winter storms
  • Blizzard
  • Ice storm
  • Hurricane

    • Phenomena not caused by thunderstorms

  • Avalanche
  • Blizzard
  • Drought
  • Dust storm, haboob, Dust devil
  • Landslide, mudslide
  • Flood, flash flood
  • Wildfire, firestorm
  • Fire whirl
  • High Seas
  • Zud

    • Phenomena caused by severe thunderstorms

  • Large Hail
  • High winds - 93 km/h(58 mph) or higher.
  • Tornadoes
  • Deadly Lightning
  • Flood, flash flood

    • References

    List of severe weather phenomena Wikipedia
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