Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCCs)

• Cloud Structure In Satellite Images
• Meteorological Physical Background
• Key Parameters
• Typical Appearance In Vertical Cross Sections
• Weather Events
• References

Weather Events

Important weather events is associated with MCC events. The mean weather events associated with this systems are heavy precipitation, hail, strong gust fronts, lightning and, in some cases, tornadoes

Parameter	Description
Precipitation	Heavy rain showers, thunder and hail in the middle of the cluster Stratiform precipitation elsewhere
Temperature	Sharp drop caused by cold pool and gust fronts
Wind (incl. gusts)	Intense gust fronts Microburst/downburst Tornadoes
Other relevant information	Intense lightning in the convective part of the system

	Enhanced IR on 18 November 2009 at 11:15 UTC.