Tornadogenesis

thumb|A low precipitation supercell in rural Northeast Colorado. A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Due to this, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four main classifications of thunderstormssupercell, squall line, multi-cell, and single-cellsupercells are the least common overall and have the potential to be the most severe. Supercells are often isolated from other thunderstorms, and can dominate the local weather up to away. They tend to last 2–4 hours, but under highly favo

thumb|A mesocyclone (at left) in the Central Zone of the city of Piracicaba, in southeastern [[Brazil, on January 28, 2025]] thumb|Supercell diagram with the mesocyclone rotation in red

funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of wind

cloud formation