Dissipating Stage: All Downdrafts
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The picture displays a cloud that is in the dissipating stage.
The precipitation is ending as the thunderstorm dies. Although as the cool
dense air associated with the downdraft sinks to the ground and spreads
out other thunderstorms can be generated as a result of the warm moist
air being moved upward. These regions are called outflow zones and will
be explained in detail later.
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