Cold Front: In a cold front the cold air pushes the against the warm air and causes it to rise. The reaction causes a storm.
Warm Front: In a warm front the warm air goes over the cold air and causes a storm.
Stationary Front: In a stationary front warm air and cold air push against each other but neither has enough force to push the other away and a storm is caused.
Occluded Front: In an occluded front warm air is caught between two cold air masses and is forced over it causing a storm.
Which type of front occurred this week to bring the cold weather and then snow?
The front this week was a stationary front because it was warm then cold quickly and it caused a storm with snow.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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