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| Warm water extends over a vast area of the tropic pacific |
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| Surface water turns cooler |
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| What is the damage potential scale of Tropical Cyclones? |
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| Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale |
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| Where do the highest frequency of thunderstorms occur in the US? |
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| Large body of air that reflects similar moisture and temperature characteristics of its source region |
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| Transition zones between 2 different types of air |
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| Hurricanes that originate over tropical waters |
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| Single-cell thunderstorms |
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| Short lived, do not produce severe weather |
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| Where do Mid-Latitude cyclones tend to form? |
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| Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic east of the Carolinas, Rockies |
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| Motion of water caused by winds around the globe |
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| Cooler air is replacing warmer air |
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| Formed when a cold front catches up with a warm front |
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| Winds blow almost parallel and from opposite directions on each side of the front |
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| Where do tropical cyclones form? |
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| Where winds are light, humidity is high, surface water temperature is warm |
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| Stages of development of ordinary thunderstorms |
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| Cumulus stage, mature stage, dissipating stage |
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| a line of intense thunderstorms |
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| Dangerous, single cell storms |
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