What A Squall Line Is And 5 Dangers They Pose, Including Destructive Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes. Chris Dolce. Fri, February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC. 4 min read.

Squall line tornadoes, on the other hand, develop along the front of long rows of storms known as quasi-linear convective systems, sometimes called QLCSs, or squall lines.

Squall lines are generally like the name implies — a line of storms that could extend across several counties, the state or even hundreds of miles. The main threat with those types of storms is ...

The squall line will move through North Georgia -- including Metro Atlanta -- between 12AM and 5AM Wednesday. The animation below illustrates the Futurecast radar imagery for Tuesday night into ...

Wednesday into Thursday February 28-29, 2024 - Strong Cold Frontal Passage - Squall Line - Regional High Wind Event. A powerful cold front plowed through eastern New York and western New England ...

Around 4:15 a.m., a "potent squall line" was beginning to approach counties in southeast Alabama, the National Weather Service in Tallahassee said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A squall line across Jamaica on Friday evening caused power outages in some areas with its strong winds and heavy rains. A squall line is a group of storms arranged in a line ...

Keep in mind, that the squall line can be broken into two or more parts, and sometimes severe thunderstorms called supercells ...

Deeper Dive: 5 Dangers Squall Lines Pose. 1. Destructive Straight-Line Winds: Stronger squall lines commonly produce wind gusts from 60 to 80 mph. Winds this strong are capable of downing tree ...