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Supercells must surely be the undisputed daddies of all thunderstorms. The phenomenon occurs when there is a deep, continually rotating updraft, also known as a mesocylone. Hot and cold air streams rise against each other but remain separated, allowing the storm to continue for a great many hours.

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