The word “supercell” may sound like hype, but they are real thunderstorms with rotating updrafts that can have serious ...

Last year's storm season saw this mesocyclone and green glow caused by very large hail amid a tornadic high precipitation supercell in Hennessey, Okla., as pictured on May 7, 2024. (Matt Phelps ...

"What makes a supercell unique from all other thunderstorm types is that it contains a deep and persistent rotating updraft ...

A tornado touches down. Morgan Schneider/OU CIMMS/NOAA NSSL Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University Meteorologists began warning that extremely dangerous ...

A supercell is a unique type of thunderstorm characterized by a rotating updraft known as a mesocyclone. The term "mesocyclone" refers to the small-scale circulation occurring in a storm.

In a video shared by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, officials explained that on Saturday evening, a long-lived supercell storm tracked through Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania ...

"What makes a supercell unique from all other thunderstorm types is that it contains a deep and persistent rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. If the environment is favorable, supercell ...