2007-01-08 11:04:05 · 17 answers · asked by Beverly K 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
sarcastic answer: the upper atmosphere
the real answer: mostly in the midwest and south. North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
2007-01-08 11:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by The Pilot 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thunderstorms occur were cold dry air mixes with warm humid air, creating strong turbulence which generates millions of volts of electricity, and water condenses out of the humid air and falls as rain. This occurs frequently in the tropics but also in temperate zones during seasons in which warm and cold air are likely to collide.
2007-01-08 19:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about worldwide, but in the United States, the highest thunderstorm frequency is in Florida.
2007-01-08 19:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by mandos_13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although they can be found anywhere, they are moslty found in typically unstable and moist environment. They usually occur on the SE and E side of a Upper Level Low Pressure center or ahead/along a cold front.
2007-01-08 19:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They often occur in the presence of three conditions: sufficient moisture accumulated in the lower atmosphere, reflected by high dewpoint temperatures; a significant fall in air temperature with increasing height, known as a steep adiabatic lapse rate; and a force such as mechanical convergence along a cold front to focus the lift.
2007-01-08 19:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Remus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR
"Thunderstorms occur, , , with the greatest frequency in tropical rainforest areas, where they may occur nearly daily. Kampala and Tororo in Uganda have each been mentioned as the most thunderous places on Earth, an accolade which has also been bestowed upon Bogor on Java, Indonesia."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstorm
2007-01-08 19:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In areas where moist cold and warm air masses collide and create cumulus nimbus clouds.
Or the train ride at Disneyland.
2007-01-08 19:07:25 · answer #7 · answered by Rowdy Yayhoot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think mostly in tropical warm and humid places,such as florida and the south pacific.I hope I was of help to you.Jan
2007-01-08 19:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Underneath dark clouds ...
2007-01-08 19:07:24 · answer #9 · answered by zappafan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every where except the polar regions because they need warm air to form
2007-01-08 21:46:29 · answer #10 · answered by dumbledore_2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋