Identified as a supercell with a mesocyclone, the cloud formation carried the potential to unleash tornadoes, strong winds, and hail, according to meteorological experts. A massive storm cloud ...

A rare and dangerous phenomenon appeared in the sky over China; known as a “supercell,” this giant formation of highly charged clouds was filmed in the city of Tacheng, Xinjiang, in the ...

The classic, textbook supercell looks much like the figure above. The storm will have a flat updraft base and potentially a wall cloud underneath the updraft. The precipitation (rain and hail ...