Different types of storm

Hailstorm Cooled water in a rain cloud is frozen and builds up layers of ice until it finally falls to the ground as balls of ice, called hailstones. The largest hailstone ever reported fell in the US. It was a whopping 20 centimetres wide and weighed almost one kilogram. Sandstorm This is a type of dust storm that usually happens in the desert. Strong winds lift sand into the air and blow it in all directions. They can form very quickly and cover huge distances. A haboob is a desert sandstorm that forms as a result of a thunderstorm. Tornado A spinning column of air shaped like a funnel or pillar, these usually form in huge thunderstorms. Winds swirling up to 300 miles per hour are forced down and sweep…

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