What are the basic ingredients necessary to be in place in the atmosphere for the formation of thunderstorms?

What is convection and what role does it play in thunderstorm development?

If there is a cool layer of air near the ground, however, as the altitude increases so does the temperature (i.e. it gets warmer higher up) would this be classified as a stable or unstable atmosphere?

When we think ice, we often associate it with very cold temperatures. If ice is falling as precipitation most people would assume the air temperature would need to be at freezing or below. However, under a strong or severe thunderstorm the thermometer can be approaching the century mark and balls of ice may suddenly descend like pebbles to the ground! How can this be? Please explain this weird phenomenon in light of our learning about hail.

Strong, sometimes damaging, winds that can last only a few minutes and hit a relatively small and local area directly under a thunderstorm, common across the desert Southwest in the summer are known as _______________________________

Mesocyclone tornadoes are often the product of _____________________________ thunderstorms.

What are the different types of thunderstorm-related hazards?

In general there are two types of tornado-producing thunderstorms - the non-mesocyclone and the mesocyclone modes. What is the difference and how are they identified?

What facility in the United States is tasked with the prediction and forecasting of thunderstorms and severe weather nationwide and is this a private or public service?

The development of tornadoes is usually anticipated when these ingredients are seen and/or expected to come together _________________________________________