This is incredible stuff: The Climax, Kansas Supercells by Stephen Locke on Vimeo. What's a supercell? A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms (supercell, squall … [Read more...]