Brontophobia - This phobia is defined as the irrational fear of thunder. For those who suffer, it creates high anxiety even though the thunder may pose no real threat to them.

Glory - An optical phenomena that consists of colorful rings that appear around the shadow of an object when the shadow is cast onto a cloud deck below the objects elevation. A glory consists of violet coloring on the inner portion, while a reddish tint is seen on the outer edge. An airplane that casts a shadow on a cloud deck below it can create a glory that can be seen by passengers in the plane.

Drought - An extended period of abnormally dry weather that creates shortfalls in the amount of surface and/or subsurface water. Droughts have major impacts on agriculture and can have major socioeconomic consequences as well.

Radar Echo - What meteorologists refer to when diagnosing radio waves that are reflected back to the radar antenna. This occurs when the radio waves emitted by the radar run into precipitation as well as non-weather related phenomenon such as insects. The radar translates the returned signal into a visual display showing the radar echoes position from the radar site.

Typhoon - A tropical cyclone located in the Northwest Pacific Ocean that has sustained winds of 74 mph or greater. When a typhoon has sustained winds of 150 mph or greater it is called a super typhoon. A super typhoon is only 7 mph short of what would be called a category 5 hurricane if it were located in the Atlantic Ocean.

Brontophobia - This phobia is defined as the irrational fear of thunder. For those who suffer, it creates high anxiety even though the thunder may pose no real threat to them.

Updraft - A stream of air that accelerates upward from the surface. The strongest updrafts are found within thunderstorms. Strong thunderstorms can see updraft speeds of over 100 mph!