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Still from The Climax, Kansas Supercells by Stephen Locke on Vimeo

The Climax, Kansas Supercells by Stephen Locke on Vimeo

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 line, multi-cell, and single-cell), supercells are the overall least common and have the potential to be the most severe. Supercells are often isolated from other thunderstorms, and can dominate the local weather up to 32 kilometres (20 mi) away.

Supercells are often put into three classification types: Classic, Low-precipitation (LP) and High-precipitation (HP). LP supercells are usually found in climates that are more arid, such as the high plains of the United States, and HP supercells are most often found in moist climates. Supercells can occur anywhere in the world under the right pre-existing weather conditions, but they are most common in the Great Plains of the United States in an area known as Tornado Alley and in the plains of Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil. (Wikipedia)

This is nature at its most beautiful and raw. Be sure to see Stephen’s website as well.

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