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Term: flanking line
Definition:

An organized lifting zone of cumulus and towering cumulus clouds, connected to and extending outward from the mature updraft tower of a supercell or strong multicell convective storm.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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