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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Rear Flank Downdraft Rear Flank Downdraft The term 'Rear Flank Downdraft' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A region of dry air subsiding on the back side of, and wrapping around, a mesocyclone. It often is visible as a clear slot wrapping around the wall cloud. Scattered large precipitation particles (rain and hail) at the interface between the clear slot and wall cloud may show up on radar as a hook or pendant; thus the presence of a hook or pendant may indicate the presence of an RFD'. About the author
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