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 ...

Mesocyclone: A vertical cylinder of rotating air (usually counterclockwise) that sometimes develops in the updraft of a severe thunderstorm. Horizontal dimensions are typically about one-half mile to ...

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 ...