Reference- Rauber, R. M., Walsh, J. E., & Charlevoix, D. J. (2017). Severe and Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology. Kendall Hunt. Name: Class: Date: 13/23 Exercise 18.1 - Characteristics of Thunderstorms Identify the type of thunderstorm described in each statement. OT ordinary thunderstorm / Air m osS MCS mesoscale convective systems FSL frontal squall lines SP supercell ALL true for all four thunderstorm types 1. Always rotate 2. Occur in clusters 3. Contain thunder and lightning 4. Rarely produce severe conditions 5. Form far from frontal boundaries 6. Form in regions with weak or no wind shear 7. Appear as a hook shaped echo on radar reflectivity 8. Commonly form along the "tail of the comma cloud" 9. Appear as a long continuous line on radar reflectivity 10. Account for most large, damaging tornadoes and large hail 11. Responsible for much of the summer rainfall in the Central Plains 12. The anvil can grow to cover an area the size of an entire U.S state 13. Have an anvil and may have mammatus on the underside of the anvil 14. Can produce hail and tornadoes but are most often associated with strong straight line winds 15. A low-level jet helps transport warm moist air into the storm and provides lowlevel wind shear that contributes to storm rotation.

1. Reference- Rauber, R. M., Walsh, J. E., & Charlevoix, D. J. (2017). Severe and Hazardous
Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology. Kendall Hunt. Name: Class: Date: 13/23
Exercise 18.1 - Characteristics of Thunderstorms Identify the type of thunderstorm described in
each statement. OT ordinary thunderstorm / Air m osS MCS mesoscale convective systems FSL
frontal squall lines SP supercell ALL true for all four thunderstorm types 1. Always rotate 2.
Occur in clusters 3. Contain thunder and lightning 4. Rarely produce severe conditions 5. Form
far from frontal boundaries 6. Form in regions with weak or no wind shear 7. Appear as a hook
shaped echo on radar reflectivity 8. Commonly form along the "tail of the comma cloud" 9.
Appear as a long continuous line on radar reflectivity 10. Account for most large, damaging
tornadoes and large hail 11. Responsible for much of the summer rainfall in the Central Plains
12. The anvil can grow to cover an area the size of an entire U.S state 13. Have an anvil and may
have mammatus on the underside of the anvil 14. Can produce hail and tornadoes but are most
often associated with strong straight line winds 15. A low-level jet helps transport warm moist
air into the storm and provides lowlevel wind shear that contributes to storm rotation