# Why Higher Winds in a (regular) Storm

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-higher-winds-in-a-regular-storm/198701 "2003-08-30T23:32:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-higher-winds-in-a-regular-storm/198701/1 "2003-08-30T23:32:32Z")

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Why do winds pick up before a Thunderstorm starts?

What are the mechanics of weather causing wind to be associated with a rain storm?

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-higher-winds-in-a-regular-storm/198701/2 "2003-08-30T23:57:53Z")

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[http://www.shorstmeyer.com/wxfaqs/momentum/momentum.html](http://www.shorstmeyer.com/wxfaqs/momentum/momentum.html)  
Thunderstorms are caused by convection, resulting in the air mass spiraling into the upswelling, which causes the air to move faster.