On April 7, 2024, in Williams, Iowa, USA, a mini supercell unleashed a formidable tornado, captured in a video shared by ...
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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 ...
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 ...
A 200-year-old report by a sea captain and a stunning photograph of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten are helping scientists better understand strong volcanic plumes. A 200-year-old report by a sea ...
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 ...
This post assumes you have read Severe Weather Primer Parts 1 - 7. The image below marks a monumental date in the history of severe storms meteorology.It was April 9, 1953 that the first hook echo was ...
Mesocyclone Forms Over Seminole County News 9 Chief Meteorologist David Payne surveys a mesocyclone that formed Monday afternoon near Konawa in Seminole County. News 9 November 4, 2024 12:42 PM 1 min ...
A mesocyclone is defined as a vortex of air within a thunderstorm and is often associated with the development of a tornado.
Why was Pinatubo’s umbrella rotating, and why did it become lobate? We argue that (1) the rotation of an umbrella is inherited from the column, which in turn rotates because of the spontaneous ...
A mesocyclone is defined as a vortex of air within a thunderstorm and is often associated with the development of a tornado.
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