Severe Weather

3. an overflow of water submerging land that is usually dry
8. a sudden, intense, and short-lived flood
11. out-of-the-ordinary weather, unusual conditions
13. large, rotating storms that form over the ocean, bringing very strong winds and heavy rainfall
14. a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity.
15. a weather event characterized by powerful and potentially destructive winds

1. a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind.
2. a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain
4. a storm characterized by lightning and thunder, produced by a towering cumulonimbus cloud
5. a period of less-than-normal or no precipitation
6. a severe snowstorm with freezing temperatures that can last up to days
7. a series of extremely large, powerful ocean waves caused by a sudden, massive displacement of water
9. a violently rotating column of air in contact with Earth's surface
10. a rapidly rotating column of air within a fire that can be seen as a swirling vortex of fire, ash, and smoke
12. occurs when a thunderstorm's powerful updrafts carry raindrops high into the extremely cold upper atmosphere, where they freeze and form ice pellets