Tornadic supercell thunderstorm with inflow bands. Supercell thunderstorms are severe long-lived storms within which the wind speed and direction chan

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Tornadic supercell thunderstorm with inflow bands. 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 Hawley, Texas, USA, on 21 April 2011.

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