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squall line
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squall line [′skwȯl ‚līn]
(meteorology)
A line of thunderstorms near whose advancing edge squalls occur along an extensive front; the region of thunderstorms is typically 12 to 30 miles (20 to 50 kilometers) wide and a few hundred to 1200 miles (2000 kilometers) long.


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Most of them are produced in the supercell thunderstorms but hurricanes and squall lines can also cause tornadoes.
A low level jet developed the first of two squall lines in western iowa that raced east across Iowa and Illinois.
 
 
 
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