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Lightning
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Ball Lightning
- Scientists accidentally capture ball lightningPublished January 21, 2014, news.com.au (Foxnews.com)
- Study explains the mystery of ball lightningOct 12, 2012, Phys.org presents a theory on ball lightning
- 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
St. Elmo's Fire - Not Lightning
- Ghostly Glow of St. Elmo's FirePhysics Central/Physics Buzz 10/31/2014
- St. Elmo’s fire and static discharge
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Aviation Ground School YouTube video 5/22/2019 - What is St. Elmo's Fire?AccuWeather, 4/23/2020
- What Is St. Elmo's Fire?LiveScience, Charlie Wood 11/26/2019
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Thunderstorms/Supercells
- Mini Supercell Thunderstorms: Their Environment and Convective EvolutionA resource from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Louisville, KY
- Spotter Training and ResourcesNational Weather Service
- NOAA'S National Weather Service Storm Prediction CenterHome page for the Storm Prediction Center
- Structure and Dynamics of Supercell ThunderstormsA resource of the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Louisville, KY
- The Four Main Ingredients Needed to Make TornadoesWeather Nation
Lightning
- Eruptions Give Up Secrets of Volcanic Lightning StormsScience on NBC News.com ; by Charles Q. Choi
- Is Lightning Over Ocean Really More Powerful Than Over Land?By Michael Harthorne, Newser Staff Posted Jun 16, 2017
- How Lightning WorksA resource of HowStuffWorks, a Discovery Company
- LightningAn Encyclopedia Britannica resource
- Lightning (Meteorology)An Encyclopedia Britannica resource
- Lightning: The Impacts on PeopleA YouTube video
- Why Volcanic Eruptions Can Spark LightningUniversity Of Hawai'i
Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
Special Topic - Catatumbo River Lightning
- 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
- Mysterious Catatumbo LightningABC News, 05:44 | 08/12/2011
- Catatumbo Lightning in the Day/Night BandRegional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
blog, Posted On: May 29, 2012 - By: Curtis Seaman - CIRA VIIRS Team Captures LightningNOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), May 30, 2012
Hail
- Severe Weather 101: Hail BasicsNOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
- STORM VIDEO: Huge piles of hail in Bolivar after storms
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OzarksFirst.com, by Carrie Winchel, 4/21/2022 - Video: Hail Falls In Bolivar, MO During Tornado-Warned Storm
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YouTube video, Fox Weather, 4/21/2022 - PHOTO GALLERY: Hail, severe thunderstorms batter Southwest MissouriOzarksFirst.com, by Connor Wilson, Tony Nguyen, 4/21/2022
Microbursts
- MicroburstsA FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) resource
- Rain Bomb: Rare 'Wet Microburst’ Caught on Camera in Stunning TimelapseBarcroft TV youtube video
- What is a Microburst?A National Weather Service resource
Snow & Ice Storms
- Historic Ice Storm of January 12-14, 2007Weather.gov
- Ice-Crystal Mechanisms: the Formation of Freezing RainAn Univ. of Illinois resource
- Types of PrecipitationAn Encyclopedia Britannica resource
- Winter Storms the Deceptive KillersA NOAA resource