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Storm

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002645

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002645
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsothunderstorm; local storm; severe storm; tropical storm; design storm; Magnetic storm
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002645",
  "term": "Storm",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "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.",
  "see_also": [
    "thunderstorm",
    "local storm",
    "severe storm",
    "tropical storm",
    "design storm",
    "Magnetic storm"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/storm/"
}

Record 2,644 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.