Located in west-central Pasco County, New Port Richey encompasses a total area of 4.6 miles. The Gulf of Mexico coastline borders the west side of the city, and the Pithlachascotee River runs through the cityâs heart.
Severe Thunderstorm Ingredients. The development of a thunderstorm is dependent upon three primary ingredients: atmospheric instability, moisture and a lifting mechanism. Severe thunderstorms, and supercell thunderstorms in particular, also require vertical wind shear.
Thunderstorms can also create another element of the rainâs fragrance through ozone. Lightning can split molecules of oxygen and nitrogen in the air, freeing them up to recombine and create the free radical nitric oxide. This can then form ozone, which is three oxygen molecules bonded together.