As looming thunderstorm clouds spit out baseball-sized hail and torrential rain, a narrow whirlwind of air stretches its way ...

A colossal storm cloud swept through Sorocaba, São Paulo, on Wednesday, leaving locals stunned by its dramatic and foreboding appearance. Identified as a supercell with a mesocyclone, the cloud ...

Although each storm is different, the meso is usually found in the right rear flank of the supercell and is typically 2-6 miles wide. Technically, the mesocyclone is defined as the radar signature ...

The most destructive and deadly tornados occur in supercells – rotating thunderstorms with a well-defined circulation called a mesocyclone. Collection and processing of in situ data pertaining to ...

A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Supercells are typically also classified as severe thunderstorms ...