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What is Mesocyclone?

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with a funnel cloud or tornado cloud beneath it and detectable on Doppler radar.

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Glossary

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.