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Anvil Crawler

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000156

[Slang], a lightning discharge occurring within the anvil of a thunderstorm, characterized by one or more channels that appear to crawl along the underside of the anvil. They typically appear during the weakening or dissipating stage of the parent thunderstorm, or during an active MCS.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000156
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000156",
  "term": "Anvil Crawler",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "[Slang], a lightning discharge occurring within the anvil of a thunderstorm, characterized by one or more channels that appear to crawl along the underside of the anvil. They typically appear during the weakening or dissipating stage of the parent thunderstorm, or during an active MCS.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/anvil-crawler/"
}

Record 156 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.