What are the three major types of severe weather? Describe at least two characteristics of each type.

Answer:

Thunderstorms produce lightning and heavy rain, and they can also bring hail or damaging winds. Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a storm cloud to the ground and can have extremely strong winds. Hurricanes are large tropical storms that form over warm ocean water; they bring strong winds and heavy rain and may cause storm surge and flooding.