Mesocyclone

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A mesocyclone is a meso-gamma mesoscale (or storm scale) region of rotation (vortex), typically around 2 to 6 mi (3.2 to 9.7 km) in diameter, most often noticed on radar within thunderstorms.

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Image: original image by Michael Graf, modified in French by Pierre_cb, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.