Flanking line
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flanking line
An organized lifting zone of cumulus and towering cumulus clouds, connected to and extending outward from the mature updraft tower of a supercell or strong multicell convective storm.
The flanking line often has a stair-step appearance, with the tallest clouds adjacent to the mature updraft tower.
