พายุคือสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชStorms generally lead to negative impacts on lives and property such as storm surge, heavy rain or snow (causing flooding or road impassibility), lightning, wildfires, and vertical wind shear; however, systems with significant rainfall can alleviate drought in places they move through. Heavy snowfall can allow special recreational activities to take place which would not be possible otherwise, such as skiing and snowmobiling.าติมีขนาดและความรุนแรงแตกต่างกันออกไป