What Causes a Thunderstorm?

You’ve probably seen a big thunderstorm cloud roll into town. And the thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds are hard to miss! But where did that thunderstorm come from?

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[TheEarlyAstrotype]

Watching this while thunderstorm, so cozy.

[willowmatt]

This video is perfect for EAL teaching. Slow, concise and simple vocabulary. Thank you so much for making this, it'll be great for my students

[josephinecalabrese]

2:07: "...to monitor clouds as they turn into thunderstorms." Thanks! That helped a lot. 😉👍

[Joe-sdkx]

Very well explained in Only 2 minute video. That’s great. Thanks.

[charlessmith]

When the moisture lapse rate goes up too fast than the clouds condensing can cool only slowly - the result is that the towering clouds go up too fast and cool too fast at the top levels, causing enough charge separation for lightning, causing the thunderstorm to start from the cumulus stage to the mature stage.

[spartaragekick]

b4 i watch this vid...i think its because the temp drops & the humidity disapates...& thats y they usually happen @ night....the humidity & coolness of night colliding together...

[priyankajoshi]

Very well explained same ingredients line 😊

[JessGottDisney]

Thx you I'm glad I found this Because I am trying to overcome my fear of Storms.

[Thunderstormforecast]

I’ve experienced it once in 2021 in the UK Lewisham

[kingdawson]

Bro help it's by my house with my mom in my older brother it's loud af💀💀

[jyotiagarwal]

U didn't waste a lot of time like other youtubers. Very well explained.

[johnraja]

Can anyone or any country INVENT thunderstrike lightning...?

[who]

watching this cuz I hear super loud thunderstorm near my housee

[arya_moghadam]

Very well explained. I guess now I know how tornadoes form. Basically from severe thunderstorms 🤷🏻‍♂️

[nicolejohnson]

And tornadoes can be produced my hurricanes

[benplaysagain]

Very interesting I guess. But not really. Not a lot of comments which proves that most teachers are telling kids not to comment.

[paulballard]

Forecasters don’t forecast anymore. They give two days of accuracy otherwise you have to click on their app to see more. The ultimate clickbait

[Sojourning_]

GOD controls the GOD Created the Weather conditions,
by the authority and power of HIS word, all things submit to HIM, what wont goes the way of the dodo bird, Study the written word of GOD. go to church