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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An isolated tornado could occur with any sustained supercell.
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Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
As heat and humidity returned during the afternoon, the atmosphere rapidly recharged and thunderstorms evolved into rotating supercells capable of producing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Some of these storms could become supercells capable of producing large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado or two.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Another round of storms will develop near an advancing cold front in the afternoon across northeast Kansas, southern Iowa, and northern Missouri, possibly starting as supercells — large rotating thunderstorms — with very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes, the weather service said.
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Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
As heat and humidity returned during the afternoon, the atmosphere rapidly recharged and thunderstorms evolved into rotating supercells capable of producing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Some of these storms could become supercells capable of producing large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado or two.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Another round of storms will develop near an advancing cold front in the afternoon across northeast Kansas, southern Iowa, and northern Missouri, possibly starting as supercells — large rotating thunderstorms — with very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes, the weather service said.
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Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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“Supercell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercell. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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