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Popcorn convection
[Slang] Showers and thunderstorms that form on a scattered basis with little or no apparent organization, usually during the afternoon in response to diurnal heating.
They generally are less likely to be severe than other types of thunderstorms, but they still are capable of producing downbursts, brief heavy rain, and (in extreme cases) hail over 3/4" in diameter. Also, see Popcorn Convection and Single Cell ...
associated with some type of forcing mechanism, synoptic-scale or otherwise, the existence of true air-mass thunderstorms is debatable; therefore, the term is somewhat controversial and should be used with discretion. Also, see Popcorn Convection ...
(Various datums may be used and various pool height may be used, e.g., conservation pool, flood control pool, etc.) POPProbability of PrecipitationPopcorn ConvectionSlang for showers and thunderstorms that form on a scattered basis with ...
 See also: Precipitation, Lightning, Hail, Likely, Air
  
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