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Storm is any disturbed state of the atmosphere, affecting the earth’s surface and causing destructive weather. In general storms represent clouds with vertical development where the process of convection is dominant.
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Spiridonov, V., Ćurić, M. (2021). Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Tornadoes. In: Fundamentals of Meteorology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52655-9_19
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