16-BIT TAKES
Weather phenomena explained with 16-bit gaming references
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ULTRA RARE
Ball Lightning
Electrical
Mysterious spherical lightning that floats through the air
🔥
RARE
St. Elmo's Fire
Electrical
Blue or violet glow appearing on pointed objects during storms
🌊
RARE
Rogue Waves
Ocean
Massive waves that appear from nowhere in calm seas
🌪
UNCOMMON
Fire Whirls
Fire Weather
Tornadoes made of fire that can reach 2000°F
❄️
UNCOMMON
Ice Storms
Winter Weather
Freezing rain that encases everything in crystal ice
💨
UNCOMMON
Microbursts
Wind
Invisible downdrafts that can destroy aircraft
🌌
RARE
Sprites
Upper Atmosphere
Red lightning that shoots upward into space
💫
VERY RARE
ELVES
Upper Atmosphere
Expanding rings of light in the ionosphere
☁️
ULTRA RARE
Morning Glory Clouds
Cloud Formation
Giant rolling cloud tubes up to 1000km long
🌈
RARE
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
High Altitude
Rainbow clouds that destroy ozone
🌊
UNCOMMON
Waterspouts
Marine Weather
Tornadoes over water that can travel onto land
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COMMON
Dust Devils
Desert Weather
Mini-tornadoes formed by surface heating
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