What is Advective Thunderstorm?

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of warm air at lower levels, or a combination of both.

Glossary

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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