Apocalyptic super thunderstorms that last for several hours can trigger powerful tornadoes
A super thunderstorm is a mesocyclonic thunderstorm with a rising central airflow. Among the four types of thunderstorms, it is the largest and most harmful. Most of them are independent thunderclouds. In a few cases, they will It splits in two and often lasts for several hours. Sometimes it even triggers tornadoes and hail. Let me take a look at this site! What is a super thunderstorm?
I believe everyone knows about thunderstorms. A kind of strong convective weather mixed with rain, lightning and strong winds, and super thunderstorms are the most severe type of thunderstorms. They are black and resemble a spaceship, always giving people a feeling of doomsday, like the most bizarre thunderstorm in the world. Like the fire tornadoes mentioned in the 20 natural phenomena, the hazards and scope of super thunderstorms cannot be underestimated. They mostly appear in the tornado corridor in the United States. It is said that at least 1,000 tornadoes blow there every year. Of course, they may also occur in the Sichuan Basin in China. .
Generally, super thunderstorms will last for several hours. Such independent thunderclouds will not only bring heavy rain and lightning to the area, but sometimes even hail and tornadoes. It is said that one large tornado can be produced in six super thunderstorms, but super thunderstorms are not so easy to form. It may take 1,000 thunderstorms to form one super thunderstorm. How are super thunderstorms formed?
The formation process of super thunderstorms is actually very different from thunderstorms. Ordinary thunderstorms are because ice crystals are usually formed on the upper part of cumulonimbus clouds, and the breaking of water droplets and the condensation of ice crystals , and the convection process will generate charges in the cloud, but the charge distribution in the upper and lower layers of the cloud is complex, which often produces a potential difference. When the potential difference is too large, discharge will occur, and thunder will occur.
However, super thunderstorms are composed of moderate cyclones, and rising cyclones will bring violent winds and showers. The main conditions for its formation are strong winds and huge wind speed differences, sufficient water vapor, and strong temperature drops. Only strong vertical wind shear can create a vortex in the atmosphere to form a cyclone, and then the cyclone will rise through a strong temperature drop. Sufficient water vapor will further make it rise more strongly, and then the guided airflow will separate and rise. Areas and sinking areas, super thunderstorms gradually developed in this way. How powerful is a super thunderstorm?
Super thunderstorms often exist independently, but their individual bodies are generally very large, even occupying dozens of kilometers, and can exist for several hours. It will bring huge harm. It usually occurs during the strong convection period in summer, and storm chasers often appear. In order to capture this spectacle, many photographers will risk their lives.
Super thunderstorms have occurred in Australia. At 4:30 pm on December 3, 2017, storm chaser Jamie captured this rare spectacle. When the super thunderstorm moved quickly, farmland The dust in the thunderstorm was brought up, and the scene was very spectacular. The wind speed at that time reached 120 kilometers per hour. The super thunderstorm was like a nuclear bomb explosion, and many trees and road signs were lifted up and damaged. A 17-year-old boy was also unfortunately struck by lightning. This super thunderstorm even caused 35,000 households to lose power.
Although super thunderstorms are powerful and very dangerous to people, they are also beautiful masterpieces of nature. Thunderstorm clouds were also mentioned among the top ten most beautiful clouds in the world, so storm chasing appeared. Or, they have photographed many spectacular scenes for us, but most people should not try them.