No rain is called a drought or sometimes a dry thunderstorm depending on what is occurring.
There can sometimes be thunderstorms with no rain or precipitation, which is then called a dry thunderstorm and in some cases it may rain but the rain may not actually hit the ground as it can evaporate before it hits the ground and in that case it's called Virga which is a mass of streaks of rain that appear to hang under a cloud and evaporate before reaching the ground.
A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather, which results in water shortages and can be caused by a lack of rain or snow or even an extended period of a lack of rain or snow.
When it rains hard in one spot it's called a rain shaft or precipitation shaft which are localized areas of heavy rain which is visible from a distance as a dark, vertical column.
A precipitation shaft can also occur with snow or hail and can also be called a Virgo phenomena or Virga cloud.
Precipitation shaft or Rain Shaft are terms that describe the visible column of precipitation that is falling from a cloud to the ground and it's often associated with thunderstorms.
Heavy rain is called a downpour or even a rainstorm, torrent or torrential rain and is sometimes a short intense burst of heavy rain although heavy rain can also occur for hours.
If rain is exceptionally heavy and sustained it is often called torrential rain.
Rain that never reaches the earth is called virga which is when precipitation falls from the clouds but evaporates or sublimates before hitting the ground.
Virga often occurs in dry or arid regions in which the air is too dry to sustain the falling snow or rain.
Virga is not a microburst, although Virga and microbursts can be related.
Microburst is a localized column of sinking air that is within a thunderstorm which causes damaging winds.
And Virga is precipitation which evaporates before it reaches the ground.
Virga can also sometimes result in the formation of microbursts when the precipitation that evaporates cools the air and causes it to rush downward.
The period after a storm is called the recovery phase or dissipating stage.
The dissipating stage in the context of thunderstorms is when the storm no longer has a source of warm and moist air to sustain itself and then it begins to weaken.
When it comes to larger storms like hurricanes, the post storm period may also involve assessing damage and restoring of infrastructure and managing the aftermath.
During the dissipating stage of a storm, the downdraft or cool air sinking becomes stronger than the updraft or warm air rising, cutting off the storm's energy supply and causes it to weaken.
And even after the rain has stopped and the storm appears to be over, there can still be some dangers like flooding, debris and downed powerlines.
A storm with an eye is called a tropical cyclone, hurricane or typhoon depending on it's location.
The "eye" in the storm is the relatively calm center of the storm which is characterized by clear skies and light winds, surrounded by the eyewall, in which the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall occur.
The edge of a storm is called a gust front when referring to thunderstorms the gust front is also the edge of the downdraft.
In tropical cyclones, the edge of the tropical cyclone is the eyewall which is also the edge of the strongest winds.
Shelf cloud can also be seen at the leading edge of some thunderstorms or cold fronts.
The bear's cage in a storm is the area of heavy rain and hail which surrounds a rotating updraft, which could be potentially hiding a tornado.
The bear's cage in a storm is a dangerous area as a result of the possibility of a tornado being obscured by the precipitation, which leads to low visibility and even the potential for hail, strong winds and even flash floods.
The bear in bear's cage is the rotating updraft, which can produce a tornado.
The cage in bear's cage is the heavy precipitation, which can be hail or rain which surrounds the rotating updraft, acting like a cage.
The bear's cage is dangerous and a risky area as a result of the tornado which can be hidden within the precipitation, making it difficult to avoid and see.
Visibility in a bear's cage is also significantly reduced as a result of the heavy precipitation, making it challenging to assess the intensity of the storm and any potential threats.
The bear's cage is also particularly relevant in HP supercells, in which the tornado is often rain wrapped.
The term bear's cage is widely used by storm changes in order to describe the specific hazardous storm structure.