French Coastal Mesoscale Convective Vortex
I've blogged before about MCVs (Mesoscale Convective Vortexes, tiny low pressure systems that develop in severe thunderstorm complexes), but I had never seen one on radar in Europe. This morning, Facebook lit up with examples of what I think is one, and I obtained some additional clips from Europe weather websites.

Sat24.com, WeatherCast via FB, Unknown (Fabrice Gillant on FB), Meteo60 via FB, Blitzortung.org via FB. A radar animation from Meteo60 is available below:
Below is a list of previous blog entries that I've done about MCVs:
Mesoscale Convective Vortex in Mississippi (06/19/07)
V-Blog: Animations Of The Texas MCS (06/20/07)
Over 10 Inches of Rain in OK, WI, Dean (08/19/07)
Cool Lake-Effect Radar Loops (02/20/08)
Another MCV in Texas (03/06/08)
Satellite, Radar Images of MCS Systems (06/03/08)
Houston: We have a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (11/13/08)
Friday Morning Snow Briefs - Weird Stuff! (11/21/08)
4-KM WRF Predicted Great Lakes MCV (06/03/10)
Lake-Effect Snow MCV on Lake Michigan (02/08/11)
MCC Leaves Trail of Destruction Through Carolinas (05/11/11)
3-D Radar, Wind Graphs from 80-MPH Phoenix Dust Storm (07/06/11)
Severe Thunderstorm Rakes D.C. Area (08/12/10)
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