Fronts
- 1. cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.
- 2. cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.
- 3. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.
- 4. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.
- 5. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.
- 6. warm fronts vs. cold fronts
- 7. thunderstorm – the most common type of storm
- 8. thunderstorm – the most common type of storm
- 9. tornado – a violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path
- 10. tornado – a violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path
- 11. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center
- 12. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center
- 13. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center
- 14. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore
- 15. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore
- 16. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore