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  1. Sting jet (Storm 🌪️)

    A sting jet is a narrow, transient and mesoscale airstream that descends from the mid-troposphere to the surface in some extratropical cyclones. When present, sting jets produce some of the strongest surface-level winds in extratropical cyclones and can generate damaging wind gusts in excess of 50 m/s. Sting jets are short-lived, lasting on the order of hours, and th...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_je

    #StingJet #Wind #Storm #EuropeanWindstorms #AtmosphericDynamics

  2. Sting jet (Storm 🌪️)

    A sting jet is a narrow, transient and mesoscale airstream that descends from the mid-troposphere to the surface in some extratropical cyclones. When present, sting jets produce some of the strongest surface-level winds in extratropical cyclones and can generate damaging wind gusts in excess of 50 m/s. Sting jets are short-lived, lasting on the order of hours, and th...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_je

    #StingJet #Wind #Storm #EuropeanWindstorms #AtmosphericDynamics