Gusak, Zanet (Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Research Institute, Kiev, Ukraine)
Balabukh, Vera (same affiliation)
Lavrinenko, Lena (same affiliation)
Tiscenko, Olga (same affiliation)
The conditions of formation, evolution and trajectories of shift of Mediterranean cyclones which cause such dangerous phenomena as heavy rain, hail in Ukraine are revealed. The characteristics of heathes of this phenomena are adduced. The obtained data and the laws based on this information are used for development of the methods for short-term forecasting heavy showers and hails.