In recent years, the frequency and intensity of hailstorms have noticeably increased, with many of these storms producing hailstones the size of baseballs. This phenomenon ... Read more The post Why ...

Supercell thunderstorms are common in Missouri during severe weather season. This unique type of storm that involves a rotating updraft called a mesocyclone.

(Wind) Shear: Thunderstorms have rising and sinking currents of air called updrafts and downdrafts. Downdrafts usually are laden with the thunderstorm's rain. An ordinary mid-summer thunderstorm ...

These gigantic storms contain volatile updrafts and downdrafts that can move at speeds of 100 mph. The height of these storms also can tower to more than 10 miles in the air. Even if you stacked ...

High CAPE values indicate a highly unstable atmosphere, leading to stronger updrafts, meaning that air parcels are more likely to rise and develop into thunderstorms. CAPE is expressed in joules ...

These varying winds allow the updrafts to remain displaced from the downdraft, which allows the storms to intensify. The second ingredient you need is a lifting mechanism, such as a cold front ...

Jovian storms can rework the whole chemical makeup of Jupiter's deep atmosphere by picking up ammonia from and dropping it ...

Severe weather outbreaks increase in frequency this time of year as the ingredients that can fuel explosive severe storms - wind shear, lift, instability and moisture - become readily available over ...