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warm fronts vs. cold fronts

cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.

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warm fronts vs. cold fronts

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  1. cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.

  2. cold front – cold air moves in under a warm air mass. Cold fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. There may be thunderstorms and strong winds. After the storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.

  3. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.

  4. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.

  5. warm front – warm air moves in over a cold air mass. Warm fronts often bring light, steady rain of snow. The precipitation may last for days. Winds are usually light. Warm front may also bring fog – stratus clouds that form near the ground. Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more humid.

  6. warm fronts vs. cold fronts

  7. thunderstorm – the most common type of storm, formed in cumulonimbus clouds

  8. thunderstorm – the most common type of storm

  9. tornado – a violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

  10. tornado – a violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

  11. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

  12. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

  13. hurricane – a very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

  14. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore

  15. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore

  16. storm surge – a great rise of the sea along a shore

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