Supercells: Stock photos of Cumulonimbus clouds that depict classic supercell thunderstorm type features. Most are overview examples but a few show the underside structure and storm-scale rotation.

  • Near-perfect structure of a classic supercell storm
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  • A classic supercell storm shapes and controls flow and clouds
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  • Winds and air motion in supercells: inflow/outflow zone
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  • Three-dimensional stacked structure of a supercell severe storm
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  • A classic supercell, below which low clouds are gathering
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  • Low-precipitation supercell storm type with a small rotating updraft
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  • Classic supercell storm type with a rotating wall cloud below
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  • Supercell thunderstorm cloud features: rotating wall cloud
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  • Interpreting storm cloud features: mesocyclone on an HP supercell
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  • A distant supercell storm cloud has exploded to the east at sunset
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  • HP supercell, with tilted mesocyclone and rotating updraft column
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  • Wide-angle view of a typical HP supercell hailstorm
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  • A cyclic, high-precipitation supercell storm with rain at back
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  • Supercell with a pronounced mesocyclone (banded circular region)
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  • Supercell storm cloud: features of a weakening storm
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  • Supercell storm cloud anatomy explored: tight organization
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  • Supercell type severe storm with short inflow base and no flanking line
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  • This hybrid supercell is building in dry but very unstable air
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  • A classic supercell severe storm type with dark, rain-free inflow axis
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  • Supercell storm cloud overview showing circular updraft base
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