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What is the name for a small, bright, stationary electrical discharge from pointed objects during a thunderstorm?
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St. Elmo's fire
What weather phenomenon is a large-scale, long-lasting area of high pressure that blocks storm systems?
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Blocking high
What is the name for a line of thunderstorms that forms along a cold front?
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Squall line
What is the term for a rapidly intensifying extratropical cyclone with a pressure drop of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours?
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Bomb cyclone
What is the name for a lightning strike that occurs between a cloud and the ground?
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Cloud-to-ground lightning
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What is the name for a line of thunderstorms that forms along a cold front?
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Squall line
What is the name for a lightning strike that occurs between a cloud and the ground?
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Cloud-to-ground lightning
What is the term for a cloud that forms like a smooth lens, often over mountains?
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Lenticular cloud
What weather phenomenon occurs when cold air passes over a warm lake, producing heavy snow?
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Lake-effect snow