Question about MCCs

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Question about MCCs

#1 Postby Meteorcane » Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:00 am

I was curious as to why they survive and thrive (though generally not in a supercell/severe sense) into the night and the morning? Wouldn't they lose the instability that sets off the storms in the afternoon. I have heard that the low level nocturnal jet (southerly then veering) advecting moisture is a reason, but feel there might be other reasons.

Thanks in advance for any responses, my mesoscale meteorology (even though this is mesoscape-alpha/borderline synoptic phenomena) is quite poor.
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