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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The Storm Prediction Center said the storms could become severe quickly and organize into supercells, with all severe weather threats possible, including large hail between 2 and 3 inches in diameter, and potentially strong tornadoes.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Forecasters say severe weather could batter parts of the Plains
The weather service said supercells were likely to develop across parts of Texas and Oklahoma Saturday afternoon before becoming a line of storms in southwest Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas on Saturday night.
—Dylan Lovan, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Initial storms are those most likely to become supercells capable of producing tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Unlike their supercell counterparts, QLCS tornadoes tend to be shorter-lived and harder to identify using traditional radar.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Forecasters say severe weather could batter parts of the Plains
The weather service said supercells were likely to develop across parts of Texas and Oklahoma Saturday afternoon before becoming a line of storms in southwest Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas on Saturday night.
—Dylan Lovan, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Initial storms are those most likely to become supercells capable of producing tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Unlike their supercell counterparts, QLCS tornadoes tend to be shorter-lived and harder to identify using traditional radar.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Supercell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercell. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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