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Severe thunderstorm

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002449

A thunderstorm that produces a tornado, winds of at least 58 mph (50knots), and/or hail at least 1" in diameter. Structural wind damage mayimply the occurrence of a severe thunderstorm. A thunderstorm wind equalto or greater than 40 mph (35 knots) and/or hail of at least 1" isdefined as approaching severe.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002449
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002449",
  "term": "Severe thunderstorm",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Severe Thunderstorm",
  "definition": "A thunderstorm that produces a tornado, winds of at least 58 mph (50knots), and/or hail at least 1\" in diameter. Structural wind damage mayimply the occurrence of a severe thunderstorm. A thunderstorm wind equalto or greater than 40 mph (35 knots) and/or hail of at least 1\" isdefined as approaching severe.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/severe-thunderstorm/"
}

Record 8,471 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.