Featured Resources
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NWS JetStream - Thunderstorm Hazards - Damaging WindNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
Lightning
Credit: NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
Ball Lightning
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Ball Lightning: A Shocking Scientific MysteryA National Geographic News Resource
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Scientists accidentally capture ball lightningPublished January 21, 2014, news.com.au (Foxnews.com)
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Study explains the mystery of ball lightningOct 12, 2012, Phys.org presents a theory on ball lightning
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MODEL FOR BALL LIGHTNINGDAVID FRYBERGER, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. SLAC-PUB--6473; CONF-9403180--1 ON: DE95003366 Conference: 1. international workshop on the unidentified atmospheric light phenomena in Hessdalen,Hessdalen (Norway),23-27 Mar 1994
Snow & Ice Storms
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Historic Ice Storm of January 12-14, 2007A Nation Weather Service, Springfield, MO resource
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Ice-Crystal Mechanisms: the Formation of Freezing RainAn Univ. of Illinois resource
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Types of PrecipitationAn Encyclopedia Britannica resource
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Winter Storms the Deceptive KillersA NOAA resource
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St. Elmo's Fire - Not Lightning
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Ghostly Glow of St. Elmo's FirePhysics Central/Physics Buzz 10/31/2014
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St. Elmo’s fire and static dischargeAviation Ground School YouTube video 5/22/2019
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What is St. Elmo's Fire?AccuWeather, 4/23/2020
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What Is St. Elmo's Fire?LiveScience, Charlie Wood 11/26/2019
Thunderstorms/Supercells
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Mini Supercell Thunderstorms: Their Environment and Convective EvolutionA resource from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Louisville, KY
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NOAA'S National Weather Service Storm Prediction CenterHome page for the Storm Prediction Center
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Severe Weather Primer: Questions and Answers about ThunderstormsA NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory resource
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Structure and Dynamics of Supercell ThunderstormsA resource of the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Louisville, KY
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Tornado Genesis in Supercells: the Three Main IngredientsA presentation by Ted Funk, National Weather Service, Louisville, KY, Spring 2002
Lightning
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Eruptions Give Up Secrets of Volcanic Lightning StormsScience on NBC News.com ; by Charles Q. Choi
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Is Lightning Over Ocean Really More Powerful Than Over Land?By Michael Harthorne, Newser Staff Posted Jun 16, 2017
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How Lightning WorksA resource of HowStuffWorks, a Discovery Company
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LightningAn Encyclopedia Britannica resource
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Lightning (Meteorology)An Encyclopedia Britannica resource
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Lightning: Formation of a ThunderstormAn Encyclopedia Britannica video - 1 min., 1 sec.
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Lightning: The Impacts on PeopleA YouTube video
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Severe Weather Primer: Questions and Answers About LightningA NOAA resource
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Why Volcanic Eruptions Can Spark LightningBy Alexandra Witze, Science News, April 12, 2010
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World Map: Density of Lightning Flashes in a Typical YearAn Encyclopedia Britannica resource
Special Topic - Catatumbo River Lightning
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Characterization of the lightning activity of ‘‘Rela ́ mpago del Catatumbo’’B̈urgesser, R.E., et al., Characterization of the lightning activity of ‘‘Relámpago del Catatumbo’’. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (2012), doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2012.01.013
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Mysterious Catatumbo LightningABC News, 05:44 | 08/12/2011
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Catatumbo Lightning in the Day/Night BandSuomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
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CIRA VIIRS Team Captures LightningNOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), May 30, 2012
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Hail
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Hail Storm Hazard ProfileA New York State Div. of Homeland Security and Emergency Services resource
Severe Storms in the Ozarks
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Severe storms in the Ozarks, Sept. 7, 2012Ted Keller report
Microbursts
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MicroburstsA FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) resource
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Rain Bomb: Rare 'Wet Microburst’ Caught on Camera in Stunning TimelapseBarcroft TV youtube video
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What is a Microburst?A National Weather Service resource
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Thunderstorm: MicroburstThunderstorm: microburst. Image. Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016. http://media1.academic.eb.com/eb-media/33/24033-050-B9478669.jpg. Accessed 21 Oct. 2016.
