FLANKING LINE


Meaning of FLANKING LINE in English

A line of cumulus or towering cumulus clouds connected to and extending outward from the most active part of a supercell , normally on the southwest side. The line normally has a stair-step appearance, with the tallest clouds closest to the main storm, and generally coincides with the pseudo-cold front . See Picture

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A comprehensive English glossary of weather.      Полный английский глоссарий погоды.