Flanking line (meteorology)

A flanking line is an area of cumulus congestus or small cumulonimbus that mark an area of widespread updrafts in front of strong thunderstorms. These flanking lines generally occur in the vicinity of supercell thunderstorms or large multicell thunderstorms.

Flanking line (meteorology)

A flanking line is an area of cumulus congestus or small cumulonimbus that mark an area of widespread updrafts in front of strong thunderstorms. These flanking lines generally occur in the vicinity of supercell thunderstorms or large multicell thunderstorms.