supercell
noun
su·per·cell
ˈsü-pər-ˌsel 
: an unusually large storm cell
specifically
: a severe storm generated by such a cell
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Storms are expected to pop up and eventually, possibly quickly, form a line of supercells marching east, with all modes of severe weather possible.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 6 May 2024
But Jana Houser, a supercell thunderstorm and tornado radar analysis expert at Ohio State University, tells Smithsonian magazine’s Catherine Duncan that this explanation is wrong.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 6 May 2024
But Jana Houser, a supercell thunderstorm and tornado radar analysis expert at Ohio State University, tells Smithsonian magazine’s Catherine Duncan that this explanation is wrong.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
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“Supercell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercell. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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