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 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. This is what ...

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 ...

A supercell is a thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, which is classified as a mesocyclone. The rotating updraft is what sets a supercell apart from a typical thunderstorm. In order for a supercell ...

Most of the strongest tornadoes form within isolated rotating thunderstorms called supercells where a deep rotating ...

These types of thunderstorms are notable for spawning some of the most severe weather. "What makes a supercell unique from all other thunderstorm types is that it contains a deep and persistent ...

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 ...

Not only did Brian Ring snap an awe-inspiring panorama of a mesocyclone hovering above Broken Arrow nearly two years ago, he got to keep his future wife. “The once-in-a-lifetime chance shot” of the ...

Listen to Science Behind the Forecast with Meteorologist Tawana Andrew every Friday on 89.3 WFPL at 7:45 a.m. LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The term "supercell" is commonplace in severe weather coverage, ...

Roofs were torn off and trailers flew away after a storm hit Danville in the Eastern Townships. Environment and Climate Change Canada hasn't yet ruled out a tornado. (Eli Chamberland / Radio-Canada - ...