Wall clouds / lowerings: Stock photos of all wall clouds (mesocyclones) and cloud base lowerings associated with supercells and weaker storms. This is the inflow region (main updraft) feeding up into a severe storm cloud complex.

  • A high-based supercell in dry air with a circular wall cloud
    • W914714S
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  • Circular cloud, the rotating mesocyclone of a supercell
    • W912410S
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  • Low clouds gather into a wall cloud under mesocyclone
    • W912307S
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  • Mesocyclone of a supercell storm with circular cloud structure
    • W912237S
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  • Young, churning supercell wall cloud
    • W912224Z
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  • Mesocyclone at night, lit up by lightning
    • L902823Z
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  • This laminar storm base has a wall cloud shaped like a flying saucer
    • W902112S
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  • LP supercell wall cloud (low precipitation)
    • W902012Z
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  • Rotating wall cloud on a classic supercell severe storm
    • W892133Z
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  • Tornado with well-formed wall cloud but no visible funnel
    • W892104Z
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  • Rotating wall cloud with RFD (rear flank downdraft) and clear slot
    • W891628Z
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  • Peculiar wall cloud beside rain core on supercell
    • W891022S
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  • Supercell storm with rotating wall cloud
    • W874129S
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  • Circular wall cloud and beaver tail on storm
    • W874122S
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  • Elongated wall cloud undercut by outflow
    • W874003S
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  • Large, brushy, rotating wall cloud under a supercell storm
    • W872522Z
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  • Circular wall cloud on a supercell storm
    • W872510S
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  • “Barber pole” updraft column on a supercell thunderstorm
    • W872428S
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  • Supercell storm with a disorganized wall cloud
    • W868310S
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  • The early stage of a developing lowering on a storm
    • W866923S
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