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This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds.
Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog

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This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds. Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog

This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds. Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog

This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds. Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog

This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds.
Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog

This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds.
Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog

This is an image of a supercell. This occurs when cumulonimbus clouds quickly develop into powerful thunderstorm clouds.
Courtesy of Kevin Knupp, University of Illinois cloud catalog