Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that are hazardous to human life and property.

Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.

Examples

Atmospheric

Electrical storms

Fire

Flooding

Oceans and bodies of water

Precipitation

Snow

Ice

Rain

Surface movement

Thermal

Wind

Other

Some related meteorological terms: weather front ,gust front , bow echo,Atmospheric river

Phenomena caused by severe thunderstorms

Severe weather caused by humans

See also

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