Severe Convective Storms

This highly illustrated book is a collection of 13 review papers focusing on convective storms and the weather they produce. It discusses severe convective storms, mesoscale processes, tornadoes and tornadic storms, severe local storms, flash flood forecast and the electrification of severe storms. Front Matter....Pages N2-x Severe Convective Storms—An Overview....Pages 1-26 Extratropical Synoptic-Scale Processes and Severe Convection....Pages 27-69 Mesoscale Processes and Severe Convective Weather....Pages 71-122 Numerical Modeling of Severe Local Storms....Pages 123-166 Tornadoes and Tornadic Storms....Pages 167-221 Hailstorms....Pages 223-254 Convectively Driven High Wind Events....Pages 255-298 Rain Production in Convective Storms....Pages 299-321 Mesoscale Convective Systems....Pages 323-357 Severe Local Storms in the Tropics....Pages 359-432 Severe Local Storms Forecasting....Pages 433-480 Flash Flood Forecast and Detection Methods....Pages 481-525 The Electrification of Severe Storms....Pages 527-561 Back Matter....Pages 562-562