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Supercell thunderstorms spawning tornadoes across US Midwest seen from space

Original: Seen from space: supercell thunderstorms spinning up tornadoes across the US Midwest. A single supercell can tower 12 km

Satellite imagery from NOAA/NESDIS shows supercell thunderstorms rotating across the US Midwest, spinning up tornadoes. A single supercell can tower 12 kilometres high and keep a tornado on the ground for over an hour, and these rotating storms produce most of the strongest tornadoes. The timelapse footage highlights the sheer scale of the severe weather hitting the region.

Why now: Severe weather and tornado activity in the US Midwest is drawing attention to dramatic satellite imagery of the storms.

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• Seen from space: supercell thunderstorms spinning up tornadoes across the US Midwest. A single supercell can tower 12 km high and keep a tornado on the ground for over an hour — these rotating monsters produce most of the strongest tornadoes. Timelapse by NOAA/NESDIS via… · eatrics · 2

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