MADISON, Wis. -- The First Warn Weather Team is tracking the possibility of a late Tuesday night and early Wednesday cluster of thunderstorms. This kind of cluster has a name – a mesoscale convective ...

FOX19 - Steve Horstmeyer's Severe Weather Primer - Part 2 - Storms Formerly Known as Squall Lines - Linear Mesoscale Convective Systems During the first half of the 20th Century all lines of ...

A mesoscale convective system (MCS) is a large, organized cluster of thunderstorms that tend to become prolific rain, wind and lightning producers. They often form in the central U.S. after sunset, ...

An MCS stands for a "Mesoscale Convective System," which is a cluster of thunderstorms, often in the form of a squall line. MCS span hundreds of miles and often involves high winds and torrential ...

With such a stormy pattern around our area this week and the possibility for more strong storms the next few days, you may notice that not all thunderstorms look the same. That is true! What we've ...

There's a weird weather phenomenon headed toward Greater Cincinnati. It's called a mesoscale convective vortex and you can blame it for the thunderstorms expected Wednesday afternoon. So what exactly ...

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When the ingredients of moisture, an unstable atmosphere and a lifting mechanism combine, thunderstorms often form, but sometimes, several cells can join forces and turn into what is known as a ...