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Splitting Storm

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002592

A thunderstorm which splits into two storms which follow diverging paths (a left mover and a right mover). The left mover typically moves faster than the original storm, the right mover, slower. Of the two, the left mover is most likely to weaken and dissipate (but on rare occasions can become a very severe anticyclonic-rotating storm), while the right mover is the one most likely to reach supercell status.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002592
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Splitting Storm",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A thunderstorm which splits into two storms which follow diverging paths (a left mover and a right mover). The left mover typically moves faster than the original storm, the right mover, slower. Of the two, the left mover is most likely to weaken and dissipate (but on rare occasions can become a very severe anticyclonic-rotating storm), while the right mover is the one most likely to reach supercell status.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/splitting-storm/"
}

Record 2,591 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.