Series of convective development over Turkey: 26 May 2006
On 26th May the transition of a cold front trough Turkey was linked to serious convective developments. According to several reports the weather event was associated with hail.
The case study describes s series of convective developments which took place in front of a cold front as well as within the transition of that cold front. On 25th May first convective development were noticed over Romania at the leading edge of the front. Within the next few hours the convective developments started ahead of the front and were induced by orography.
During the night the convection was linked to the further movement of the cold front. The explosive convective development over Turkey on 26th May is nicely depicted in the set of radar-image and satellite images.