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Severe weather

Dangerous meteorological phenomena

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Whiteout (weather)

Reduced visibility due to snow or sand

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List of downbursts

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Mesocyclone

Region of rotation within a powerful thunderstorm

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Waterspout

Vortex or tornado occurring over a body of water

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Spanish plume

Weather pattern

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Dry line

Boundary between moist and dry air

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Severe weather terminology (United States)

Terminology used by the National Weather Service to describe severe weather in the US

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Multicellular thunderstorm

Thunderstorm composed of multiple storm cells

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Landspout

Type of tornado not originating from a mesocyclone

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Squall line

Line of thunderstorms along or ahead of a cold front

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Gustnado

Ground vortex formed from a downburst of a thunderstorm

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Volcanic lightning

Lightning produced by a volcanic eruption

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