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🌪️ Fun Facts about Meteorology

Did you know? The fastest tornado winds ever recorded were over 480 km/h!

Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun — around 30,000°C!

A supercell thunderstorm can last for hours and rotate like a giant engine.

Most tornadoes are short-lived EF0–EF1, but even those can flip cars.

Learning to recognize storms can save lives. Here are key indicators:

On radar: Look for hook echoes, bow echoes, or strong red-green velocity couplets.
In the sky: Watch for rotating wall clouds, shelf clouds, or greenish sky colors.
Other signs: Sudden drop in temperature, calm before strong winds, hail cores.

Example radar snapshot showing storm structure.

What is CAPE?

Convective Available Potential Energy measures the amount of energy for thunderstorms. High CAPE = stronger updrafts.

Understanding SRH

Storm-relative helicity describes the potential for rotating updrafts. High SRH combined with CAPE increases tornado risk.

Supercell Lifecycle

From towering cumulus → mature rotating storm → possible tornado → dissipation.