Atmospheric Storm Type

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002349",
  "term": "Atmospheric Storm Type",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially affecting the Earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive and otherwise unpleasant weather. Storms range in scale from tornadoes and thunderstorms to tropical cyclones to synoptic-scale extratropical cyclones.\n\n2. A disturbance of the ordinary average conditions of the atmosphere which, unless specifically qualified, may include any or all meteorological disturbances, such as wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary",
    "USGS Science in your Watershed definitions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/atmospheric-storm-type/"
}