What Causes a Storm to ‘Form’?

Storms are like magical parties in the sky. They start with warm air rising and cool air falling, it's like when you blow on a hot soup, and the steam rises. When these two kinds of air meet high up, they create clouds that grow big and strong, and then boom! A storm is born.

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A hot summer day creates a storm when the warm air rises and the cool air falls.
Storms sometimes form after a long, dry period when suddenly the sky turns dark.
You can see a small storm forming in the distance as clouds grow bigger and darker.

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