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High precipitation storm

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013251

A supercell thunderstorm in which heavy precipitation (often including hail) falls on the trailing side of the mesocyclone. Precipitation often totally envelops the region of rotation, making visual identification of any embedded tornadoes difficult and very dangerous. Unlike most classic supercells, the region of rotation in many HP storms develops in the front-flank region of the storm (i.e., usually in the eastern portion). HP storms often produce extreme and prolonged downburst events, serious flash flooding, and very large damaging hail events.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013251
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013251",
  "term": "High precipitation storm",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "High Precipitation Storm",
  "definition": "A supercell thunderstorm in which heavy precipitation (often including hail) falls on the trailing side of the mesocyclone. Precipitation often totally envelops the region of rotation, making visual identification of any embedded tornadoes difficult and very dangerous. Unlike most classic supercells, the region of rotation in many HP storms develops in the front-flank region of the storm (i.e., usually in the eastern portion). HP storms often produce extreme and prolonged downburst events, serious flash flooding, and very large damaging hail events.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/high-precipitation-storm/"
}

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