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Tornado
Spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground
Lightning
Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission
Thunder
A booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
Rain
Water falling from clouds
Clouds
A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural)
Rotation
A single complete turn
Hail
Many objects thrown forcefully through the air
Warning
A message informing of danger
Watch
A small portable timepiece
Flood
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Hurricane
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots
Thunderstorm
A storm resulting from strong rising air currents
Storm
Bad weather with strong wind and rain
Cold Front
The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
Warm Front
The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
Ice Storm
A ___ with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ___
Snow
Frozen flakes that fall in winter
Sleet
Partially melted snow
Blizzard
A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
Air
A mixture of gases required for breathing
Humidity
Wetness in the atmosphere
Wind
Moving air
Cyclone
A violent rotating windstorm
Dew Point
The temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins

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