severe Weather Terms

2. pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
4. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
5. a large usually stationary fire characterized by very high temperatures in which the central column of rising heated air induces strong inward winds
7. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
9. a large-scale cyclone that circles either of the planet's geographical poles
12. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
13. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
18. a gigantic wave of water
19. the underground smouldering of a coal deposit
23. a spinning wind storm
24. a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, bringing rain
25. a mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope.
26. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

1. any unwanted, unplanned, damaging fire burning in forest, shrub or grass
3. strong cyclones that occur across the continent of europe
6. a storm that consists hail and damaging winds
8. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
10. a spell of cold weather over a wide area.
11. a storm of freezing rain that leaves a coating of ice.
14. an event in which the varieties of precipitation are formed that only occur at low temperatures, such as snow or sleet
15. a storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.
16. a spinning water storm
17. a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
20. a strong, turbulent wind that carries clouds of fine dust, soil, and sand over a large area.
21. a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.
22. a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that obscures or restricts visibility
27. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.