Tornadic supercell thunderstorm over a plain. Supercell thunderstorms are severe long-lived storms within which the wind speed and direction changes w

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Tornadic supercell thunderstorm over a plain. Supercell thunderstorms are severe long-lived storms within which the wind speed and direction changes with height. This produces a strong rotating updraft of warm air (a mesocyclone) as well as a separate downdraft of cold air. Around a third of supercells produce tornadoes and are termed tornadic. Photographed near Mycroft, Wyoming, USA, on 19 July 2010.

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