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The Storms ClipArt gallery offers 14 illustrations of stormy conditions, particularly at the personal level. For illustrations related to the cause of storms, please see the Meteorology gallery.

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.

Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.

"Incident in the march of General Banks's Division during a storm in Western Maryland." — Frank Leslie, 1896

March of General Banks

"Incident in the march of General Banks's Division during a storm in Western Maryland." — Frank Leslie,…

An illustration of a girl being blown by extremely strong winds and rain.

Girl Being Blown by Storm

An illustration of a girl being blown by extremely strong winds and rain.

An illustration of a small group walking through a rain storm.

Group Walking through Storm

An illustration of a small group walking through a rain storm.

An illustration of a flash of lightning.

Lightning Strike

An illustration of a flash of lightning.

An illustration of a man and woman battling against a rainstorm.

Man & Woman Caught in Rainstorm

An illustration of a man and woman battling against a rainstorm.

An illustration of ships caught in a hurricane.

Ships in Hurricane

An illustration of ships caught in a hurricane.

"The warmer current ascends, as indicated by the small arrows, and curls at the black wreath (u) of cloud, and then the commingling of the two currents forms an imposing dark dome (v) of cloud, from which heavy rain (r) or hail descends. The light grayish cloud which is seen behind the black wreath is the rain descending from the dark dome. The heavy raindrops bring down a large quantity of cold air, which flies straight out in advance of the storm, and produces the squall (q) indicated by the long arrow."—Finley, 1917

Line squall

"The warmer current ascends, as indicated by the small arrows, and curls at the black wreath (u) of…

Storms are violent disturbances of the ordinary equilibrium of the atmosphere by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning.

A Storm at Sea

Storms are violent disturbances of the ordinary equilibrium of the atmosphere by wind, rain, snow, hail,…

"Vertical section of a thunderstorm which is moving toward the right." -Salisbury, 1919

Thunderstorm

"Vertical section of a thunderstorm which is moving toward the right." -Salisbury, 1919

A ship in a thunderstorm.

Ship in a Thunderstorm

A ship in a thunderstorm.

A tornado is a rotating column of air which is in contact with a cloud base and the surface of the earth.

Tornado

A tornado is a rotating column of air which is in contact with a cloud base and the surface of the earth.

"Waterspouts are whirlwinds occurring on the sea or on lakes. When fully formed they appear as tall as pillars of clouds stretching from the sea to the sky, whirling round their axes, and exhibiting the progressive movement of the whole mass precisely as in the case of the dust whirlwind." -Lupton

Waterspouts

"Waterspouts are whirlwinds occurring on the sea or on lakes. When fully formed they appear as tall…

Girl in the wind

Wind

Girl in the wind