A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a deep, persistently rotating updraft. [1] Due to this, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating …

May 2, 2025 · Here is your guide to the structure and formation of a supercell using a real-life example from southern Oklahoma. Find out how to identify the different parts of these storms …

On the thunderstorm spectrum, supercells are the least common type of thunderstorm, but they have a high propensity to produce severe weather, including damaging winds, very large hail, …

Nov 26, 2025 · When environmental winds are favourable, the updraft and downdraft of a storm become organized and twist around and reinforce each other. The result is a long-lived …

What is a supercell? A supercell is an often-dangerous thunderstorm with a very organized internal structure including a rotating updraft that allows it to keep going for up to several …

Aug 9, 2024 · Supercells are thunderstorms with rotating updrafts. They gain this rotation due to wind shear, or winds changing speed and direction with height. Wind shear that's just right can …

Apr 29, 2025 · Supercells are the mightiest of the thunderstorms. They can roll for hours while maintaining tornadoes and damaging hail. Here's what you should know.

May 6, 2024 · Here's what to know about this dangerous type of thunderstorm. The term supercell is used by meteorologists to describe a breed of long-lasting thunderstorms that rotate and are …

May 4, 2025 · A supercell thunderstorm is the primary source of tornadoes. These violent windstorms form when the storm’s rotating updraft, or mesocyclone, tightens and extends …

A supercell is a long-lived (greater than 1 hour) and highly organized storm feeding off an updraft (a rising current of air) that is tilted and rotating. This rotating updraft - as large as 10 miles in …