<p>Why is convective precipitation associated with heavy rains? </p>

<p>As per wikipedia's page on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_convection" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Atmospheric Convection</a>: "Moist convection leads to thunderstorm development, which is often responsible for severe weather throughout the world".</p>

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Why is convective precipitation associated with heavy rains?
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# Why is convective precipitation associated with heavy rains?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-17)

Why is convective precipitation associated with heavy rains?

As per wikipedia's page on [Atmospheric Convection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_convection): "Moist convection leads to thunderstorm development, which is often responsible for severe weather throughout the world".

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