Thunderstorms are some of the most frightening and powerful storms to hit the world. A thunderstorm can be known as a lightning storm, a thundershower or even an electrical storm. A thunderstorm is one of the most powerful storms to hit and it forms when the weather is turbulent. This is when the wind picks up greatly and rain is present, though this doesn’t always need to be present. However, lightning and the noise of thunder creates the thunderstorms and if there are certain types of clouds in the sky – cumulonimbus, then it could result in thunderstorms.
On most occasions, thunderstorms will bring on heavy rain falls and strong winds. However, these are the most common types of weather associated with thunderstorms but there are other types of weather that can accompany a thunderstorm. Things such as hail, sleet and snow are all common factors to present itself during a thunderstorm. Some thunderstorms can rotate, if they are quite severe, then they can create supercells which are some of the worst thunderstorms.