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SEASONS AND WEATHER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
A
hurricane
B
tornado
C
thunderstorm
D
blizzard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tornado-A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are nature"s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. Winds of a tornado may reach 300 miles per hour.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with extreme weather such as heavy torrential downpours, hail storms, lightning and even tornadoes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tornadoes and Severe Storms Tornadoes are funnel-shaped rotating clouds that arise as a result of violent thunderstorms. They stretch from a thunderstorm to the ground with intense winds averaging 30 miles per hour. They can also accelerate from a standstill to 70 mph in a handful of seconds.

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