Supercell and Tornado, Colorado

A wide angle view of a supercell and tornado near Punkin Center, Colorado.

  • Image ID 56050636
  • Production Year 2021
  • Length 00:00:11
  • Production Company Raychel Sanner
  • Resolution
  • FormatMP4
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Synopsis

A supercell storm is a thunderstorm with a deep rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. They are the most likely storm to bring severe weather like damaging winds, very large hail and tornadoes.A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.


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Raychel Sanner