{"id":3647,"date":"2015-07-01T10:17:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=3647"},"modified":"2015-07-01T10:17:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:17:52","slug":"what-is-a-mesoscale-convective-system-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2015\/07\/what-is-a-mesoscale-convective-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Mesoscale Convective System?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer it is not unusual to see organized systems of thunderstorms move into the Southeast from the southern Plains. \u00a0They often form at night and continue moving to the east or southeast during the next day. \u00a0One came into the Southeast yesterday, and another is approaching our area today. \u00a0But what are they?<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia has a good general article on MCS&#8217;s and similar Mesoscale Convective Complexes at \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mesoscale_convective_system\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mesoscale_convective_system<\/a>. \u00a0They are not rare and can be a source of severe weather, particular strong winds and frequent lightning, as they move through the area.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow their progress on radar and on lightning maps like the one from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightningmaps.org\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.lightningmaps.org<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3649\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/mcs-7-1-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3649\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/mcs-7-1-2015-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"Source: National Weather Service radar 7-1-2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/mcs-7-1-2015-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/mcs-7-1-2015-145x138.jpg 145w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/mcs-7-1-2015.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: National Weather Service radar 7-1-2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3650\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/lightning-7-1-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3650\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/lightning-7-1-2015-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"Source: Lightningmaps.org 7-1-2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/lightning-7-1-2015-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/lightning-7-1-2015-158x138.jpg 158w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/07\/lightning-7-1-2015.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Lightningmaps.org 7-1-2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer it is not unusual to see organized systems of thunderstorms move into the Southeast from the southern Plains. \u00a0They often form at night and continue moving to the east or southeast during the next day. \u00a0One came into the Southeast yesterday, and another is approaching our area today. \u00a0But what are they? 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