Line echo wave pattern

A line echo wave pattern (LEWP) is a weather radar formation in which a single line of thunderstorms presenting multiple bow echoes forms south (or equatorward) of a mesoscale low-pressure area with a rotating "head".^[1] LEWP often are associated with a multiple-bow serial derecho^[2] and often produce tornadoes, some of which can be strong.^[3] The existence of a LEWP on radar means that a serial derecho has developed or is likely to develop soon, much as a hook echo indicates the same for a tornado.

^ Glickman, Todd S., ed. (2000). Glossary of Meteorology (2nd ed.). American Meteorological Society. ISBN 978-1-878220-34-9.
^ Obergfell; Lashley; Chamberlain (April 24, 2011). "Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes of April 19-20, 2011". National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Northern Indiana. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
^ "Waterspouts and Tornadoes March 2011". National Weather Service Forecast Office (part of NOAA). 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

[1] Glickman, Todd S., ed. (2000). Glossary of Meteorology (2nd ed.). American Meteorological Society. ISBN 978-1-878220-34-9.

[2] Obergfell; Lashley; Chamberlain (April 24, 2011). "Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes of April 19-20, 2011". National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Northern Indiana. Retrieved February 9, 2020.

[3] "Waterspouts and Tornadoes March 2011". National Weather Service Forecast Office (part of NOAA). 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

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