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What is a Severe Thunderstorm?

1:03 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 |
Laura Buchtel
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It sounds like a subjective question, but a thunderstorm has to reach certain limits. Here is the criteria for a severe thunderstorm:

Hail that is 3/4 of an inch or greater in diameter

Winds 58 miles per hour or greater

Tornadoes




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