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Thunderstorms are fueled by an updraft of warm, rising air.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
These mixtures continue to bob up and down in the atmosphere, growing in size until (at about the size of a softball) their mass overcomes the updrafts completely.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Most tornadoes are created by a supercell—a strong thunderstorm with a rotating updraft of air.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2025
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
These mixtures continue to bob up and down in the atmosphere, growing in size until (at about the size of a softball) their mass overcomes the updrafts completely.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Most tornadoes are created by a supercell—a strong thunderstorm with a rotating updraft of air.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2025
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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