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Thunderstorm
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Tag(s) | Weather Phenomena |
Description
A Thunderstorm is the term used to describe a convective cloud with associated heavy precipitation, typically heavy rain, heavy snow, or Hail, Thunder, and Lightning. Such a storm will be caused by either a single Cumulonimbus cloud (Cb) or a cluster, or line, of Cumulonimbus clouds.
See the main article Cumulonimbus (Cb) for more detailed information.