Supercell
A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Supercells usually produce copious amounts of hail, torrential rainfall, strong winds, and substantial downbursts. Supercells are one of the few types of clouds that typically spawn tornadoes within the mesocyclone, although only 30% or fewer do so.
Magnificent supercell near Blaye in B&W by Emric Imbertie
A beastly afternoon supercell storm with a wall cloud near Blaye in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
A stunning supercell storm in Colorado by Graham Moore
Brief but beautiful cone tornado touched down in Rogen County.
The Leoti supercell illuminated by lightning by William Demasi
A beautiful supercell in western Kansas back in May 2016.
Beautiful supercell near Trino by Alessandro Piazza
Mesmerizing supercell west of Trino Vercellese, Piemonte, Italy
Tornadic supercell in Oklahoma by Maurizio Signani
Tornadic supercell near Tipton, Oklahoma
Beautiful supercell over Konice in B&W by Filip Petržílek
B&W picture from a joint trip with Martin V. (EF5_STORM) to Moravia.
The last stage of a mesocyclonic LP supercell by Filip Petržílek
A mesocyclonic LP supercell in the last phase before disintegration over the vineyards near Hustopeče.
Supercell in eastern Bohemia by Filip Petržílek
A supercell nested in the squall line, which locally hit Rovensko pod Troskami with hail up to 8-10 cm (3.15-3.94 inches) a few minutes later.
Incredible supercell in Kansas by William Demasi
Tornadic supercell in Leoti, Kansas
Night supercell by Sütő Máté
My wife and I came to the outskirts of the city because of a small isolated storm. It looked nice, but later the night was crazy.
Impressive supercell west of Bad Tölz by Michi Hutter
Mesocyclone structure on an HP supercell west of Bad Tölz, as it was moving east close to the mountains. At this point the supercell reached its peak intensity with lots of close lightning strikes
Insane structures of the supercell near Bad Tölz by Michi Hutter
Such an amazing experience after waiting for more than two hours in the Bavarian landscape. This storm managed to form these insane structures in only 15 minutes.
Line of severe storms in southern Bavaria by Michi Hutter
After becoming outflow-dominant, the HP supercell quickly changed into a severe line of storms, giving us still some good structure.
Powerful HP supercell in Bad Tölz by Michi Hutter
Ahead of a cluster of storms a powerful supercell developed in the Oberammergau area in the early afternoon.
A magical storm in Bavaria by Michi Hutter
The Bavarian edge of the Alps did its magic again.
Massive wall cloud over the Bavarian Alps by Michi Hutter
A beautiful wall cloud came over the mountains of the Bavarian Alps with frequent lightning all around it.
Awesome supercell and shelf cloud by Bruno Gonçalves
Supercell and shelf cloud captured in Maljamar, New Mexico.
End of a beautiful HP supercell by Emric Imbertie
Beautiful HP supercell in the north of Creuse, France
Beautiful stormy scenery by Filip Petržílek
Amazing scenery after the transition of the HP supercell
Tornadic supercell in Dodge City by William Demasi
A tornadic supercell that was characterized by the production of a large number of vortices and by a particularly rapid and turbulent evolution
Afternoon supercell by Sütő Máté
I thought it would be just a small storm because it was weak on the radar, but I still went to take pictures of it because I had too much time. It was a beautiful classic supercell that almost created a tornado.
Almost touched the ground by Sütő Máté
These fractus clouds almost touched the field. It was a severe supercell.
Road to the supercell by Sütő Máté
The first supercell of the year with a great “rainbomb” and nice colors
The Bad Tölz supercell by Michi Hutter
The greenish glittering hail core of the HP supercell south of Bad Tölz.