How a Thunderstorm Begins

These pictures will tell you how thunderstorms form

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These pictures will tell you how thunderstorms form

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These pictures will tell you how thunderstorms form

When the air cools as it rises. Water vapor condenses and forms cumulus clouds. When condensation occurs, heat is released and helps the thunderstorm grow. This is how a thunderstorm forms.

A thunderstorm forms when three "ingredients" colide.

These three ingredients are:

Moisture
Instability

A Lifting Mechanism