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.

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Image: Greg Lundeen (NWS El Paso staff member at the time), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.