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 A thunderstorm is a rain shower during which you can hear thunder  Thunder comes from lightning so therefore all thunderstorms have lightning  nderstorms/ nderstorms/ May 2013

Usually thunderstorms are created by heating also known as convection sodahead.com may 2013

 A typical thunderstorm last about 30 minutes They can last longer it depends on the storm rstorms/ Usatoday.com 2011

 They are most likely to come around in the spring and summer month  They can also happen year round but its not likely that they will  They can happen in the afternoon or evening  nderstorms/ nderstorms/

 It can cause flash floods, tornados, and or lightning  Thunderstorms can kill more people than a hurricane  Thunderstorms can cause fires and they kill wildlife out in the open  nderstorms nderstorms

Weather.com may2013 srh.noaa.gov