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The unstable air mass creates strong updrafts, while wind shears further increase the strength of the updraft and promote the rotation of tornadoes.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2025
Those same updrafts sweep hailsondes into the hail-generating parts of each storm.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 July 2025
Combine this with wind shear, and strong updrafts can start the rotations.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Warm moist air rising in a thunderstorm updraft and the water vapor condenses.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2025
Those same updrafts sweep hailsondes into the hail-generating parts of each storm.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 July 2025
Combine this with wind shear, and strong updrafts can start the rotations.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Warm moist air rising in a thunderstorm updraft and the water vapor condenses.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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