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Re: Thunderstorm Discussion 30th August -31st August 2008
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Originally Posted by Virtual Stormchaser View Post
Hi, Whats MCS when it's at home? VSC
A mesoscale convective system (MCS) is a large cluster of thunderstorms that becomes organised on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms, and normally persists for several hours or more (such as the 6th August 2008 which i think contained 3 thunderstorm cells).
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