The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia
We answer your questions about severe and extreme weather.

Winter Storms How does lake effect snow form? What's a nor'easter? What is the wind chill index? Winter Watches and Warnings Winter Storm Safety Types of Winter Precipitation Types of Winter Storms How Winter Storms Form Forecasting Winter Storms		Global Warming Is the world's climate getting warmer? What is the human impact? November 2007 Position Statement
Flooding What is the difference between a flood and a flash flood? Do you live in a floodplain? Are You At Risk? Flood Safety Forecast Floods Historical Floods Research About Floods Watches and Warnings Why Floods Occur		Heat Wave What is the Heat Index? What's the difference between a drought and a heat wave? Advisories and Warnings Are You At Risk? Droughts Extreme Heat Safety Heat Index Chart Palmer Drought Index UV Index
Hurricanes and Tropical Systems How do hurricanes form? Where and when? What do tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings mean? Watches and Warnings Hurricane Damage and Effects Hurricane Safety Hurricane Names Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Hurricane Season Hurricane Formation Tracking Hurricanes		Severe Thunderstorms Updrafts and downdrafts, microbursts and supercells -- just how do these severe storms form? Forecasting Thunderstorms Hail and Thunder Lightning Lightning Risk Severe Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Formation Thunderstorm Safety Watches and Warnings
Tornadoes What does a tornado warning mean? How does a tornado form? What's the Fujita Scale? Tornado Watches and Warnings Tornado Safety Enhanced Fujita Scale How Tornadoes Form Forecasting Tornadoes		TruPoint Weather Technology How does The Weather Channel use advances in technology to observe and forecast storms and other types of weather conditions? TruPoint: The Most Accurate Source for Weather