EarthProfessor

The "Professor" represents our team of researchers and writers. Both adults and kids have tons of questions about our planet. Our job is to answer them!

How are thunderstorms made?

Generally, thunderstorms require three conditions to form: Moisture An unstable airmass A lifting force (heat). Another thing we asked ourselves was; how do thunderstorm clouds form? Thunderstorm clouds Thunderstorms form on warm sunny days when warm air currents rise above the Earth’s surface producing towering thunderstorm clouds that produce rain, lightning, hail and occasionally tornadoes. …

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