TERM 1
Cumulonimbus Cloud
DEFINITION 1
Thunderstorm cloud
TERM 2
Cyclone
DEFINITION 2
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid
motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Tropical
Storm in the Indian Ocean
TERM 3
Derecho
DEFINITION 3
Long lived gust front hundreds of miles long with sustained
winds above 57 mph sometimes with sustained winds of >
100 mphLong-lived, bow-shaped gust fronts above a certain
threshold of sustained wind speed
TERM 4
Enhanced Fujita Scale
DEFINITION 4
The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the strength of tornadoes in
the United States based on the damage they cause.
TERM 5
Fujita Scale
DEFINITION 5
scale for ratingtornadointensity, based primarily on the
damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and
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