Two Texas-based storm chasers are to release a book detailing how severe weather forms. Their amazing images of lightning (shown) and more will be overlayed with diagrams.

Pulse thunderstorms generally don't form like this, they typically pop up and dissipate within an hour. As a reminder, the majority of lightning injuries occur outdoors, and incidents peak during ...

Conversely, tornadoes frequently form in marginal environments where it seems like one or more ‘ingredients’ to storm formation is missing or lacking,” he said. Homes damaged by a tornado ...

Thunderstorms need three ingredients to form. There needs to be moisture, rising unstable air and lift. Think of air in a balloon. If you bump the bottom of a balloon, it stays up in the air.

Tornadoes don't just appear out of nowhere. They need the perfect storm to form. It starts when warm, humid air clashes with cold air, which can generate a powerful thunderstorm known as a supercell.

GRAND RAPIDS — We'll be experiencing April showers before you know it, which means thunderstorms are in our future. But have you ever stopped to wonder how thunderstorms happen? Our Candace ...

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Thunderstorms at any time of day can be dangerous, with high winds and lightning. However, nighttime storms are more likely to produce hail, high winds and flooding rain, per the NSF.