The Highs and Lows of Weather: Part 2 -- The Low


cyclone's death, however, may give birth to another further downstream. As an old storm dissipates, a new cell may spin up along the western tail of the frontal zone. A chain of lows in various stages of development along the polar front is called a cyclone family. Often during the winter, a well-developed cyclone family can be seen sprawling along the polar front stretching from Newfoundland to west Texas.

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