Supercell
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A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Due to this, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of t
A low precipitation supercell in rural Northeast Colorado.
Supercell with a strong Mesocyclone in North Texas.
Supercell in Piracicaba, southeastern Brazil, on June 27, 2025, featuring a mesocyclone, a tail cloud, and a developing downdraft/rain curtain on the left.
A low precipitation supercell near Greeley, Colorado
Mesocyclone
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A mesocyclone is a meso-gamma mesoscale region of rotation, typically around 2 to 6 mi in diameter, most often noticed on radar within thunderstorms. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is usually located
Supercell
…A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Due to this, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four main classifications…
A mesocyclone (at left) in the Central Zone of the city of Piracicaba, in southeastern Brazil, on January 28, 2025
Supercell diagram with the mesocyclone rotation in red
Mesocyclones are sometimes visually identifiable by a rotating wall cloud like the one in this thunderstorm over Texas.
A tornado developing under a wall cloud within a mesocyclone near Falcon, Colorado