How Thunderstorms Form

How do thunderstorms form? In this video, I will cover the basics of these exciting storms.Here is how a thunderstorm forms
Step 1 Warm moist air is heated and begins to rise upward.
Step 2 As this warm air rises it begins to cool, condenses and begins to form clouds
Step 3 This warm air will continue to rise and will encounter cold air which will cool the moisture in the clouds and ice may form
Step 4 Eventually the cooled moisture and ice will begin to fall to the earth This action creates a downdraft
5. The updrafts continue feeding warm humid air and the falling moisture create downdrafts. This creates convection currents. You can see what convection currents look like. The warm water is in red and the cool water is blue.
These convection currents create the most violent stage of the thunderstorm
Lightning and strong winds are produced
6. Eventually the downdrafts will stop the updrafts of warm air
7 When the warm moist air is cut off the storm begins to dye off

There are three main types of thunderstorms; orographic, air mass, and frontal.