Isolated vs. scattered thunderstorms

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The Weather channel website indicates in the local hourly forecast “isolated t-storms” early this evening, and “scattered t-storms” later in the night. What’s the difference between the two terms? Obviously not merely one of convention since they both appear in the same forecast.

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I love the Internet. Google, “definition scattered isolated thunderstorms”.

http://a.orlandoweather.com/askdave/1485265/detail.html

Tuesday, April 2
Dear Dave: What is the difference between scattered and isolated thunderstorms? – Dave, Orlando

Dear Dave: There is a strict meteorological definition for “scattered clouds,” which means the sky is one-eighth to one-half covered. The criteria we use for scattered thunderstorms are based on this. “Scattered thunderstorms” means that the area is one-eighth to one-half covered with thunderstorms. “Isolated” means less than one-eighth coverage. – Dave