Supercell just getting its wind up over South Dakota. Note the colors (explained below). Photo by Nicolaus Wegner, from the video On June 1, 2015, photographer Nicolaus Wegner was in South Dakota and ...
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Mesocyclone Formation In Severe Storms
Typical, garden variety thunderstorms have an inflow of warm, moist air, provided today by the strong winds across Southeast Texas transporting in deep Gulf moisture. Normally, after about 30 minutes, ...
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ROCK HILL, S.C. — On Tuesday evening, a towering, rotating thunderstorm known as a supercell was seen in York County. A WCNC Charlotte viewer, Kari Smith, sent stunning drone photos of the storm to ...
National Geographic Traveler just announced its winners for its 2014 photo contest. The shots are all very cool, but I can’t argue with the No. 1 pick: a mesocyclone over Colorado, taken by ...
Mesocyclone: A vertical cylinder of rotating air (usually counterclockwise) that sometimes develops in the updraft of a severe thunderstorm. Horizontal dimensions are typically about one-half mile to ...
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Why some storms turn into tornadoes
Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually spawn these rotating columns of air. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with intense, rotating ...
Jim Gardner in Bob Mills SkyNews 9 tracked severe weather Tuesday and captured a mesocyclone formation over Guthrie, Oklahoma. Stay weather aware with the News 9 and News 9 Weather apps.
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