STORM ON THE LAKE

A storm is a large-scale, violent weather phenomenon called a synoptic storm, usually between 200 and 1,000 km in diameter, characterized by rapid winds and intense precipitation. It can be accompanied by thunderstorms with lightning and thunder as well as hail and tornadoes.

Some storms have a special name such as tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons or tropical storms), extratropical cyclones, freezing rain or snow storms, etc. There are also storms characterized by winds carrying substances into the atmosphere (blizzard, dust storm, sand storm, snow storm…). A storm can seriously damage a country or a region.

In the strict meteorological sense of the word, at sea, a storm is a low-pressure system that creates an average wind speed of more than 90 km/h (wind force 10 or higher on the Beaufort scale). However, the popular use of the word is not so restrictive and on land, we speak of a storm when the depression produces violent gusts, which cause damage, and heavy rainfall (source : wikipedia)