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If you have a question about snow, hurricanes, blizzards, thunderstorms, cold fronts, warm fronts, high pressure, and low pressure, or a specific weather forecast for your area, I can answer your question.

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Careers: Meteorology - Thunderstorms


Expert: Mike - 3/2/2006

Question
What Makes thunder?
How is thunder connected to lightning?
Is there thunder for every lightning bolt?
How can you tell if a thunderstorm is coming?
Why are they called thunderstorms?

Answer
Hello Zoe,

What Makes thunder? Lightning

How is thunder connected to lightning? Lightning causes thunder.  

Is there thunder for every lightning bolt? Yes

How can you tell if a thunderstorm is coming? Thunder, radar, dark clouds, etc.

Why are they called thunderstorms? Not sure.

More Information can be found here:

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-causes-thunder.htm

Thanks for using allexperts.com,
Mike

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